Blog Entries tagged 'hydropower plants' http://greenenergyonline.org Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:03:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://greenenergyonline.org/myblog/the-how-to-of-hydropower-plants.html <p>Although hydropower plants may not seem like a hot commodity to some people, in reality they provide around 24 percent of the world&#39;s electricity.&nbsp; In addition, more than 1 billion people receive their power through these hydropower plants.&nbsp; Currently, in the United States there are over 2000 hydropower plants in operation, ranking this energy source as the biggest renewable energysource in the nation. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/hydropower- [...] angela5674 renewable energy hydropower plants