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Stevenson Dam Hydroelectric Plant was created in 1917.
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The Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River produces what type of energy?
A dam is used for hydroelectric energy.
How could engineers remodeling a hydroelectric plant increase power output from the plant without replacing its magnet?
you could increase the height of the dam so that water will flow faster. that force of the water would give it more power.
What devices use water to operate?
HydroElectric generators (think of Hoover Dam) , water wheel , steam engines by heating the water ,
Where would you locate an hydroelectric plant?
Along rivers or streams, at the foot of hills and mountains with ponds or lakes, and at the mouths of bays and inlets where there are tides. Hydroelectric plants operate on the basis of gravity moving water downward. So the requirement for hydroelectric power is water and a difference in height, altitude or depth. Most Hydroelectric plants are located on rivers and used dams to provide the difference in height. In some cases, hydro plants have been built at the foots of hills or mountains that had lakes on them at higher levels. If the difference in altitude is sufficient, a small flow and a small power plant can produce an impressive amount of power. It is possible to get hydroelectric power from the movement of water without a dam, and this is done in rivers with sufficient current, but where damming the river would be too destructive to the land or things on the land. It is also done in places with tidal flows that are sufficiently energetic. Micro-hydroelectric sites can even be small streams, if the water flow is sufficiently reliable.
Can electrical energy be created?
Einstein said that mass/energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but we can often convert the form from one into another. So it is possible to use a windmill and generator to convert the power of the moving wind into electrical current. Or, you can use a hydroelectric dam to convert the power of rain falling in the mountains into electrical power.
Is wolf creek dam a hydroelectric plant?
Yes, The Wolf Creek Dam is a Hydroelectric dam.
What uses Hydroelectric power?
Hydroelectric power plants. They have dams and generators. Water flows through a dam, which spins generators that produce hydroelectric electricity. (Fun Fact: The Hoover Dam is the biggest hydroelectric power plant.)
What nation shares the world's largest hydroelectric dam with Brazil?
The answer is Paraguay. The dam you are talking about is the Itaipú Dam, which is the world's largest hydroelectric power plant. However, the Itaipú Dam provides most of its energy supply to Brazil.
What dam includes the largest hydroelectric plant?
Three Gorges Dam located on the upper Yangtze River in China.
Where might you see a hydroeletric power plant?
You would find a hydroelectric power plat in a dam on a river. The dam would create a reservoir.
What makes a hydroelectric dam efficient?
a hydroelectric dam is efficient because it generates power
What is a source of hydroelectric power?
A hydroelectric river dam like, Three Gorges Dam.
Is the Hoover Dam a hydroelectric dam?
Yes.
What are the adantages of hydroelectric power?
Once the dam is built and the power plant installed, there are no fuel costs and no pollution
What geographical features are needed when building a hydroelectric dam?
what geogaphical features are needed when building a hydroelectric dam
Is hydroelectric energy easy to collect or mine?
Hydroelectric energy is created by utilizing falling water. For large quantities it requires a dam and big generators.
What county has largest hydroelectric dam?
The country that has the largest hydroelectric dam in terms of annual energy generation and is on the border of Paraguay and Brazil. It is the Itaipu dam.
