Hydroelectric power now supplies about 715,000 megawatts, or 19% of the world's electricity. (2009)
81% of electricity in the U.S is from hydropower
Hydroelectric power now supplies about 715,000 megawatts, or 19% of the world's electricity. (2009)
19%
an hydro power car saves aboout 49% of energy
If hydro power is available, go for it. Most places don't have enough water or height to produce much hydro though. I hope nobody has built nuclear where hydro is available.
£9000 in the ukA lotThe price of Hydro Power depends if your referring to the cost of it being built or the cost of running it. It also depends on the size of the Hydro plant. Construction of Hydro Plants are generally VERY expensive but once they have been built the are quite cheap to run.
2,000,000,000(2 trillion) watts
165 million dollars
what is hydro energy
Hydro electricity is good because water is all around us. This means that we do not need to change the entire landscape dramatically. Next we have the fact that it is cheaper due to the fact that at one time there are very little personnel on the floor resulting in lower costs for the customers. Now I look at the structure of the dams they use. The dams are strong and some built hundreds of years ago are still in use today. There are also low emissions, however, the emissions are only from the building process. Finally I turn to how much power hydro-electricity makes. With the amount of dams we have today we could power the world two times over! And for all those tax payers and people that want to keep their money, going to hydro electricity is a very good decision to make.
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Fossil fuels - coal, oil, natural gas. Nuclear fuel - uranium. Hydro power. Biomass - wood and other crops. Wind. Solar. Tidal and wave power - not much developed yet but have potential. Animals.
Hydro energy is using the power of water to run a machine. It was invented thousands of years ago when millers used the power of a stream to turn a paddle wheel to grind their corn into flour. The Romans and Greeks used hydro power around 200 BC.The use of hydro energy to produce electricity is much more modern. About 1870 a miner connected a dynamo to a water wheel to generate electricity.See the related question below.