News : Vietnamese not happy with their hydro-power plants.

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Vietnamese not happy with their hydro-power plants."A report by the Ministry of Industry and Trade showed that Vietnam has had 1114 hydropower projects nationwide, including 217 projects now under the construction and 309 other projects being planned." But according to the studies hydro-power plants in Vietnam is causing more problems than benefits(like earthquakes,increase in maintenance cost,unreliability in performance etc.)for more info please go to Vietnam.net.

Fish Bladder to reduce effect of change in pressure on fish passing through the turbines

A new project on development of hydroelectric turbines with bladder like features to reduce the  'change in pressure' while shoal of fish passes through the turbines in hydro-electric plants is conducted in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with the funds provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.The scientists have deviced a bladder which shrinks under rising pressure and expand when the pressure is decreased just like fish bladder.

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Developers and financiers will invest $1.9 trillion building clean-energy power plants worldwide from 2012 through 2018

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 "Developers and financiers will invest $1.9 trillion building clean-energy power plants worldwide from 2012 through 2018 as demand for electricity increases, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts."..

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