Also known as hydroelectric power, this type of green energy uses the flow of water in rivers, streams, dams or elsewhere to produce electricity. Hydropower can even work on a small scale using the flow of water through pipes in the home or can come from evaporation, rainfall or the tides in the oceans.
Hydroelectric power has been one of our oldest and largest sources of low-carbon energy. Hydroelectric generation at scale dates back more than a century, and is still our largest renewable source – excluding traditional biomass, it still accounts for more than 60% of renewable generation.
But the scale of hydroelectric power generation varies significantly across the world. This interactive chart shows its contribution by country.
Some current trends regarding Hydropower globally.
Indian Scenario
Recently engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday entered into a pact with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to carry out joint research and develop the green hydrogen technology.
Hydrogen when produced through the electrolysis process using renewable energy is known as green hydrogen which has no carbon footprint.
Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay, said, “Given the urgency of the climate crisis and India’s own ambitious target of becoming net-zero by 2070, the transition from fossil fuel to green hydrogen will play a key role in this goal. India’s national hydrogen mission is a step in the right direction.
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