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Hydropower energy in Germany. Hydropower stations in Germany. Hydropower production development in Germany. The role of hydropower in Germany - past, present, future -. General In pre-industrial times hydropower was used to operate mills, saw mills and hammer mills.
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The role of hydropower in Germany- past, present, future - • General • In pre-industrial times hydropower was used to operate mills, saw mills and hammer mills. • position of hydropower today • In Germany in 2007 approx. 20.7 billion kilowatt hours of hydroelectricity were generated. This accounts for a 3.4% in electricity generation. • The future role of hydropower • Germany’s southern states have the largest hydropower potential as the Alpine foothills provide a favourable slope of terrain. On 1 March, 2010 the revised water law was passed. In line with a rich history in environment protection, future facilities are only admissible if: • a sufficient minimum water flow is guaranteed and • adequate measures for the protection of the fish population are taken to list a few of the requirements.
Your German COMENIUS team: Jasmin Klos Jonas Branbandt Srikanth Pathmawathy Darlene Crane Mara Dethlaff Ina Klett Simon Grünwald Sabastian Guhra Kai Roth Jan-Lukas Lensing Leonie Metzner Susanne Jenisch Eike Sten Susanne Eckhardt Thank you for your attention