How to make hydro smaller (and better)

Hydropower is a major source of renewable and reliable electricity, but needs massive dams that come at a huge cost to the local environment, and nearby humans. A new generation of small-scale hydro is promising the same no-emissions energy, without the large-scale impact. We take a look at three contenders: the vortex power plant, the hydrokinetic turbine, and osmotic power. #PlanetA #Hydropower #SmallHydro Credits: Reporter: Lukas Lottersberger Video Editor: Markus Otto Mörtz Supervising Editors: Kiyo Dörrer, Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann Fact Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 The Vortex Power Plant 03:12 The Power Buoy 05:34 Osmotic Power 09:30 Conclusion Read more: Study about the potential for hydrokinetic turbines in the Amazon: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science.... What osmotic power means for clean energy: https://www.renewableinstitute.org/ja... More about the vortex power plant’s fish passability: https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. Planet A explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do and how the system needs to change. We'll take a truly global look at how to get us out of this mess. Follow Planet A on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dw_planeta?la...