description: This work is an account of the pioneering days of hydro-electricity in Scotland. It shows how each hydro project brought its own set of technical challenges, underlining the remarkable engineering achievements involved in bringing hydro-electric power to the wild glens of the Scottish Highlands. It concludes by looking at the future of hydro-electric power worldwide. Is hydro-electric power the sustainable technology of choice in a new century already riven with ecological angst.
language: English
title: The Hydro Boys: Pioneers of Renewable Energy
titlecomplete: The Hydro Boys: Pioneers of Renewable Energy
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 8
places: Highlands, Scotland, Scotland
publisher: Luath Pr