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=== Hydro power ===
{{Main|Small hydro|Wave power}}

Hydroelectricity is the most widely used form of renewable energy and its potential has already been explored to a large extent or is compromised due to issues such as environmental impacts on fisheries, and increased demand for recreational access. However, using modern 21st century technology, such as [[wave power]], can make large amounts of new hydropower capacity available, with minor environmental impact.

Modular and scalable ''Next generation kinetic energy turbines'' can be deployed in arrays to serve the needs on a residential, commercial, industrial, municipal or even regional scale. ''Microhydro kinetic generators'' neither require dams nor impoundments, as they utilize the kinetic energy of water motion, either waves or flow. No construction is needed on the shoreline or sea bed, which minimizes environmental impacts to habitats and simplifies the permitting process. Such power generation also has minimal environmental impact and non-traditional microhydro applications can be tethered to existing construction such as docks, piers, bridge abutments, or similar structures.<ref>https://www.academia.edu, Janet Marsdon [https://www.academia.edu/446324/Distributed_Generation_Systems_A_New_Paradigm_for_Sustainable_Energy Distributed Generation Systems:A New Paradigm for Sustainable Energy], pp. 8, 9</ref>