eli5: the UK is an island but we tend to talk about solar and wind power, how come we don’t seem to push for hydro power?

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eli5: the UK is an island but we tend to talk about solar and wind power, how come we don’t seem to push for hydro power?

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Modern forms of hydro power mostly rely on the flow of rivers, so the extra coastline doesn’t really help with that. There are forms of wave or tide-based hydro power in the works, but the technology and economics aren’t quite ready yet for use on a large scale.