/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/dam-alternative-energy-issuesLarge hydroelectric dam reservoirs release large volumes of greenhouse gases due to organic matter, contributing to 1% global greenhouse gas emissions. An aerial view of the Hoover Dam, one of the largest in North America (image via Wikimedia C...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/industrial-automation-space/b/blog/posts/dam-alternative-energy-issuesWed, 28 Dec 2016 00:10:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3c4c6a47-2f2a-4f53-9246-e5a5bf609bcdm.ratcliffe1<p>Very few large problems are solved in one go, this organic build up and breakdown is just a smaller secondary problem to solved. For example if this large mass of organic material is collected, it could be used to regenerate soil quality in the local areas.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Am I right in assuming its the lack of oxygen in these lakes that makes organic matter decompose with worse side effects than if it decomposed on land? </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=2277&AppID=141&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">