Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity
Sander Vidder
Kristo London
Hydroelectricity
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. It is the most
widely used form of renewable energy.
History
Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour and
perform other tasks. In the mid1770s, French engineer Bernard
Forest de Bélidor published Architecture Hydraulique which
described vertical and horizontalaxis hydraulic machines.
Hydroelectric Dam
Generating methods
Conventional (dams)
Pumpedstorage
Runoftheriver
Underground
Advantages
Economics
CO2 emissions
Other uses of the reservoir
Disadvantages
Ecosystem damage and loss of land
Siltation
Relocation
Failure hazard
Estonia hydroelectricity´s
Kamari hüdroelektrijaam
Tudulinna hüdroelektrijaam