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What are some sources of hydroelectric energy?
That would be water. Water from rivers being very popular with the hydroelectric dams. Storing its potential energy behind the dam.
What are some of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers problems?
Answer 1Iraq is polluting some of the water which affects the Persian gulf and Syria's and Turkey's proportion of the water.Answer 2The biggest current issue surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the attempts by the Turkish government to place dams on those rivers, substantially cutting the down-river flow to Syria and Iraq. Turkey claims it needs the dams for hydroelectric power.Additionally, as mentioned above, the rivers are getting rather polluted from all three countries using them, but primarily Iraq as Iraq has the longest stretch of the rivers.
What is a major concern with building new hydroelectric dams?
Some concerns are the strengtheners and what backs up the dam if it breaks.
Are hydroelectric dams harmful to the water?
Well, there's been some talk that the pressures generated as it goes through the turbines would be detrimental to plankton and stuff, but I don't think anything's been proven. The big thing about hydroelectric dams is that they are big, and they change the landscape quite a lot.
What stopped tewkesbury flood?
They had on the main rivers some dams that did help a bit but not enough
What is the environmental consequences of hydroelectric?
Hydro power effects the environment in a good way. It is formed by dams which makes electricity using water. It's safe because all that water is still kept save in our rivers and so , so that it won't go to waste or be gone.
What are some things that where made in new zealand by humans?
Roads, railways, libraries, hydroelectric dams, milk processing factories, sheep farms.
Can hydroelectric power completely replace current methods?
Hydroelectric power is already one of the current methods and has been for well over 100 years. No it cannot completely replace other means of generating electricity. For one thing most western nations have already maxed out their usage of hydroelectric power and some have actually had to tear down some older dams due to environmental damage caused by the dam. Rivers that can be economically dammed to generate power are a very limited resource.
What are some ways that Africans use their rivers?
they use it for 1.transportation 2.recreation 3.hydroelectric energy
What are some sources of power that are not fossil fuels?
Wind, solar, water (as in hydroelectric dams), and Biofuel (corn-based ethanol) are major alternatives to fossil fuels.
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.
What are some physical features of the great valley?
there are two major dams on the Ganga. One at Haridwar diverts much of the Himalayan snowmelt into the Upper Ganges Canal. The other dam is a serious hydroelectric affair at Farakka. The dams were named according to the cities.
