Data Highlight Hydropower Articles & Analysis
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We’ve often heard that for companies to lessen carbon footprint and become environmentally friendly, they must go online or put their papers and process in the “cloud”. But that’s not really the case, as storing files in the cloud also translates to renting a physical space where those data will be stored and accessed when needed. These places are called data centers. They ...
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World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually since 1965. In 2011, at 3,500 billion kilowatt-hours, hydroelectricity accounted for roughly 16 percent of global electricity generation, almost all produced by the world’s 45,000-plus large dams. Graph on World Hydroelectric Generation, 1965-2011 Four countries dominate the hydropower landscape: ...