To that end, the federal agencies are analyzing the potential at 12 places around the country for wind, solar and small hydro development.

FORBES: Green Energy Won't be Soiled

Conference participants will include planners, financing agencies, developers, plant owners and operators and consultants from about 60 countries, including decision makers from many countries with major programmes of future hydro development.

UNESCO: Water Portal | Water Events Worldwide

The government has proposed a mix of conservation, natural gas and non-hydro renewables to replace Barseback's power. (Large-scale hydro development was ruled out in the 1970s for environmental reasons.) None meets Sydkraft's criteria.

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However, this region needs integrated hydro-power development and conservation planning so that the trade-offs between energy production and other ecosystem services, particularly those vital for the survival of the people that depend on them, are better understood before such dams are developed.

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Hydropower development is moving into a new and very promising era, and the HYDRO 2003 conference themes clearly reflect the renewed focus on the positive aspects of hydro, in relation to sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and social and economic development worldwide.

UNESCO: Water Portal | Water Events Worldwide

One component of this project is development of a Hydro-meteorological data sharing information system called PIFMIS. Main theme of PIFMIS aka knowledge platform is Hydro-meteorological data entry, analysis, and display of flood related information in a user-friendly way.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

The development would be Scotland's biggest ever hydro scheme but objectors warn it could damage tourism.

BBC: Highland councillors support Lochaber hydro plan

Pacific Hydro already runs Australia's largest wind farm, a 35-turbine, 52-megawatt development that is spread over a number of grazing properties at Ararat in western Victoria.

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