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5. Renewable Electricity Technologies ….. Cont’d• Hydroelectricity- Hydroelectricity comes from the conversion <strong>of</strong> potentialenergy water into electricity by water turbines and electricgenerator system.- Large hydro systems have the disadvantage <strong>of</strong> displacement<strong>of</strong> people, land and ecosystem submersion, dam inducedearth movements, and GHG emission.- Large hydro systems are those rated greater than 30MWwhile small hydro systems are less than or equal to 30MW.- Small hydro is further classified into: Pico: < 5kW Micro: 5kW-100kW Mini: 100kW-1MW Small: 1MW-30MW•Pr<strong>of</strong>. A. S. Sambo29
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