Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.

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Intake

Energy; Hydroelectric

The intake, located at the entrance of a hydroelectric dam, is used to release water into penstock. It also functions as a means of keeping fish and other living organisms from entering turbine ...

Excitor

Energy; Hydroelectric

One component of a generator that directs electrical current to the rotor.

Rotor

Energy; Hydroelectric

Rotating component of generator that consists of a hub with blades.

Hoover Dam

Energy; Hydroelectric

Named one of the Top 10 Construction Achievements of the 20th Century, Hoover Dam was the largest of its kind at the time and many years after. Despite the remote location and harsh working ...

The Three Gorges Dam is currently the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. The water depth in the dam's 300 kilometre long reservoir along the Yangtze river, China's longest, is 175 metres (577 ...

Agua

Energy; Hydroelectric

The water (from the Latin aqua) is a substance whose molecule consists of two atoms of hydrogen and oxygen (H2O). It is essential to the survival of all known forms of life. The term water generally ...

Pelamis wave energy converter

Energy; Hydroelectric

The Pelamis wave energy converter, also known as the Pelamis 'sea snake', is a device used to create electricity from the motion of ocean surface waves. It is developed by the Scottish company, ...