Hydropower: A promising source of Sustainable energy
As we all know, due to the exponential growth of population, an adverse
impact is mainly seen on the scarcity of hygienic food resulting in the under
nutrition of the people. This in other ways can also be linked with the
contrast between the urban and rural policies in terms of sustainability. So,
the main goal of formulating this master plan is to consider the development of
multidisciplinary approach for the sustainability of food and nutrition as well
as minimization of the contrasting factors for the simultaneous development of
urban and rural areas. For this reason, we propose Hydropower plant as a source of renewable energy, which is just the
harnessing the power from the moving water there is no any consumption of water.
This clean energy source promotes the price stability and has flexibility in
construction and operation. There is reduction in CO2 emission and
is a fundamental factor for sustainable development. Also, micro hydro power plant
has low cost in terms of power generation in comparison to solar, wind, coal
and diesel based power plant.
Similarly, this sector can also overcome the adverse impacts related to the
sustainability. In terms of sustainability in food and nutrition, we set up the
target in terms of hunger reduction, enhancement of agricultural productivity
and upgrading the lifestyle of the smallholder farmers.
For instance, in relation to development of aquaculture, a small scale fish
pond can be constructed with the provision of some water treatment facility so
that the clean water is ultimately discharged back to the river again.
Similarly, with the construction of reservoir dam, electricity can be generated,
which can be supplied to the national grid and there is the uniform
distribution of electricity in both urban and rural areas. Likewise, the
discharged water from the tailrace can be used in the irrigation purpose and this
will boost up the crop productivity. Also, we can separate a certain area for
the development of cattle farm. The agricultural residues from the crop lands
can be fed to the animals and we can then valorize the animal products as well
as the by-products. In the area of the fish pond, we can develop a community cafe
and promote the special menu of fish dish. These all sectors can then be
related to the eco-tourism.
In an alternate way, we can develop a Hydrogen
power plant from the water using the galvanized cell. The hydrogen fuel
cells have higher efficiency than gasoline electrics as well as steam and gas
turbines.
In conclusion, the one and only
factor here is boosting up the Economic
growth and human development through the promotion of sustainable energy. So,
we should try to develop multi-stakeholder planning process for fostering green
energy certification system.
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ReplyDeleteI was excited to read this post. I would like to get your thoughts on an idea I have for a housing development in the planning stage.
ReplyDeleteThe 200 acre piece of property slopes towards the end of a lake that ties into a creek bed. The homes and the streets will all be built on a sloped grade
I'm hoping for the development to be off the grid; completely independent from utility providers
I was thinking of placing a reservoir at the bottom of the development, and using rain water to keep it filled. We'd also have a back up well for dry seasons
We're located in the Midwest, and get a good deal of rain and snow. If the moving water ended up in one channel, do you think we could collect enough energy to make it worth the cost to install a hydro powered unit?