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Hydro Power
Renewable energy where power is created by the movement of large quantities of water.
1,373 Questions
How long will hydro power energy last?
as long as it rains, and water is stored at a higher elevation than the turbine or impeller shaft of a machine. The power is stored as potential energy and is converted to kinetic energy by the power generating station. This station may convert this potential energy into electricity, in the case of a electrical generator, or the power can be used to directly power a shaft that will run machinery.
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What project helped farmers and create jobs by reactivatin a hydroelectric power?
The thing you're talking about are two different things;for farmers, the AAA or Agriculture Adjustment Act helped them and the reactivating a hydroelectric power was the TVA or the Tennessee Valley Authority.
How are tidal power plants similar to hydroelectric plants?
Both use the flow of water generate electricity. Hydroelectric uses the flow of water from a high point to a low point. (A damn). Tidal power uses the flow of ocean tides in and out.
How much electricity does an average hydroelectric dam generate?
Although several large-scale dams can produce over 1000 MW, an average dam will produce anywhere from 80 MW to 500 MW. An average value for those would probably be about 200 MW.
Is hydro electric dams more expensive then wind electricity?
Yes. In installation and construction a hydroelectric dam is more expensive generally. However, a hydroelectric dam will have the benefits of a more stabile delivery, longer life-time, and a much greater potential energy delivery.
Who uses hydro power and for what purposes?
everyone that can afford it. And you can use it for electricity, electric motors, electric heat
Are hydroelectric power plants environmentally friendly?
As a coin have two sides like this in this case also there are advantages and disadvantages.
Hydroelectricity is renewable and causes no pollution.
As the plants are submerged under water they breath anaerobically which release methane into air which causes green house effect.
Does hydro power effect the environment?
Building the plant can have a hefty negative impact (it requires a huge dam), but once up and running there's very little further impact.
What is the pros of James bay hydroelectric project?
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- Hydroelectric power supplies 20 percent of the world's electricity.
- The potential for hydropower exists in 150 countries around the world.
- Norway produces more than 99 percent of its electricity with hydropower.
- Canada has two of the six largest hydroelectric power stations in the world.
- Canada has the largest hydroelectric capacity in the world.
- There are currently nearly 70,000 megawatts of hydro generating capacity installed in Canada.
- Hydropower does not produce greenhouse gases or other air pollution.
- Hydropower accounts for 97 percent of electricity generated by renewable sources.
- There are many forms of water power, such as hydroelectric, tidal, wave, tidal stream and ocean thermal energy conversion.
- Hydropower is capable of converting 90 percent of available energy into electricity.
Which energy flow uses the flow of moving water to generate electricity?
You question is meaningless but the use of moving water to generate electricity is called 'Hydroelectricity'.
How is a water wheel similar to a turbine in a hydroelectric power plant?
Both have blades or buckets.
Why does the Hoover Dam create hydro electric power?
If you spin a magnet inside a coil of wire, you will create an electric current. The stronger the magnet, or the larger the coil, or the faster the spin, the more electricity you will generate.
Hydro electric power is created the same way. The water behind the dam flows through sluice gates and turns large turbines (these are like propellers) which are attached to generators that produce the electrical current. The generators are essentially magnets inside a coil of wire, or a coil of wire turning inside a magnet - either way will work.
Why do you need hydro-power energy?
We need hydro power because it's a clean renewable energy that:
- Doesn't emit carbon dioxide
- Doesn't contribute to global warming
- Can provide electricity without burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas)
How does hydropower help the environment?
Hydro power is made from energy of moving water and you can make electricity from that water.
What is the energy resource that uses falling water to make electricity?
The water is made to pass through a turbine (like a fan) and in doing so turns the blades which in turn drives an electric generator. The energy is the "potential energy" of mass held at a high point. The power output (rate of delivery of energy) is known as hydroelectric power.
