Although there are hydro electric projects under construction in about 80 countries most of the remaining hydro potential is found in developing countries particularly in South and Central Asia, Latin America and Africa. This report is a comprehensive study and analysis of the global hydro power market.
Outline of the report
Contribution of hydro power to the energy mix
History of hydropower
Development of Hydro power and the different patterns for PHP and SHP
Technical background
Base load & peaking with hydropower
Environmental concerns
Regional & country hydropower profiles of Europe, CIS, North America, Latin America & Carribean, Asia,
Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East
The report discusses environmental objections to hydropower and the different impacts on the futures for LHP and SHP. The effects on population, wild life, eco systems, water diversion, landscape, and the potentially critical new problem of methane, which is being researched and could condemn LHP as more environmentally damaging than fossil fuels.
Large Hydro and Small Hydro
Covers both large hydropower (LHP) and small hydropower (SHP), mini and micro, and explains the differences between them. It is not simply a question of size but different technologies
Outlines the size of the hydropower industry, separately for large and small
Regional break and analysis of hydropowers distribution country by country
Analyses future demand for hydropower, both LHP and SHP
Profiles hydropower in each country
Lists of hydro plants in each country, totalling over 2,400
Special features
Development of SHP in Europe
The Big Dam Period in the USA
The SHP sector and its development in China, which accounts for 39% of the worlds new SHP
construction
Provides summary of the different hydro technologies- construction of dams, turbines
Analysis of plant utilisation country by country, and discussion of base load and peaking
Compares the benefits and disadvantages of hydro versus other generation technologies
25 Charts and 71 Tables
Statistics of total capacity and generation, hydro installed capacity and hydro generation
Hydropower is the largest renewable source of electricity. It accounts for 6% of primary energy supply and 17% of electrical generation.