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Hydroelectric power: The World's Established Renewable Energy Resource


For over a century, hydroelectric power has been used to generate electricity from falling water. The capacity to produce this energy is dependent on both the available flow and the height from which it falls. Hydroelectric dams create height for the water to fall and provide storage. In general, the higher the dam, the more potential energy is available. Building up behind a high dam, water accumulates potential energy. The potential energy is then converted to kinetic energy where it can perform work to power a generator. Hydroelectric power can come in many forms, such as utilizing oceanic waves and currents, shoreline waves, and tidal energy. However, I would like to focus on utilizing fresh water sources, in particular dammed rivers. Hydroelectric power utilizes the water in flowing rivers, a renewable resource, to conduct electricity. Humans have harnessed water for performing work for centuries.......

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