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Hydroelectricity or some people call it hydropower.

all electricity is the same. hydroelectricity is given its name because of the use of water in the process of making the electricity.

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How is hydroelectric energy stored and how is it released?

There are schemes where water is pumped up into a reservoir with pumps that can be reversed and become generators when peak power is required. There is one at Dinorwic inWales UK. Ofcourse any hydro scheme can include storage, the water stored in the reservoir is potential energy to be released when required.


How long can bees survive without water?

If you have trapped and bee and made food and water inaccessible, it would take about 48 hours to die. If he is not trapped, he will go search for food and water to prevent death.


What are the dangers of using coal in generating electricity?

Electricity is most often generated at a power station by electromagnetically generators, primarily driven by heat engines fueled by chemical combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind. So if the electromagnetically generators were to mix with the kinetic energy of the flowing water there will be so many bad damages if you were near the reaction.


How is biomass energy obtained?

Biomass energy is generated from dead plants and animalsBiomass energy is generated by burning it in a boiler to produce a high-pressure steam and from there it will drive a turbine to generate the energy.


How is hydro electricity generated?

Hydroelectricity is electricity made from moving water. In a river dam you may spot generators. The water spins the propeller in the generator and generates hydroelectricity. 13% of hydroelectricity is made parts of Africa.

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Electricity generated from water trapped behind a dam?

it is number 78


What electricity generates from water trapped behind a dam?

Electricity generated from water trapped behind a dam is produced through hydroelectric power. When water is released from the reservoir, it flows through turbines, causing them to spin. This mechanical energy is then converted into electrical energy by generators. The process is renewable and relies on the gravitational potential energy of the stored water.


What is hydrogwe energy?

There is no such thing as "hydrogwe" energy. However "hydroelectric" energy is electricity generated from falling water (such as that held behind a dam.


How would you guess hydroelectric power is generated?

Hydroelectric power is generated by using the force of flowing water to spin turbines, which then drive generators to produce electricity. Water is usually collected in a reservoir behind a dam, and when released, it flows through the turbines, converting the kinetic energy of the moving water into electricity.


What electricity is generated using water?

Hydropower is generated using water. It harnesses the energy of flowing or falling water to produce electricity. This is done by capturing the kinetic energy of the water and converting it into mechanical energy, which is then used to spin turbines connected to generators, producing electricity.


What type of electricity is generated by water?

Hydroelectricity.


What name is given to electricity generated by water?

Hydropower.


How does water mess up electricity?

Water is stored in hydropower plants. Electricity is generated using the potential energy of water.


What does the phrase hydro electricity mean?

Electricity generated from the energy in a falling column of water.


What is the name given to electrical power generated from water turbines?

Electricity generated by water power alone is hydroelectric power.


What is hyroelectric power?

electricity generated from the force of falling water


What do you call electricity generated using water from reservoirs?

Hydropower.