{"id":3422,"date":"2020-11-03T03:59:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3422"},"modified":"2020-11-04T13:32:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:32:04","slug":"hydropower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hydropower\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydropower"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3422\" class=\"elementor elementor-3422\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19d1ae1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19d1ae1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418ce00\" data-id=\"418ce00\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Renewable Energy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba13fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ba13fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-renewable-energy-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3442 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-renewable-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is renewable energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3449 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/biomass-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Biomass Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3448 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3447 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hydropower\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hydropower<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3446 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/geothermal-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Geothermal Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3445 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/solar-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Solar Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3444 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/marine-or-ocean-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Marine or Ocean Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3443 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/conservation-and-efficiency\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Energy Conservation and Efficiency<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76cadb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"76cadb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     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Power?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76661ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76661ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moving water has Kinetic Energy. Kinetic Energy can be transferred into useful energy in different ways. Hydroelectric power (HEP) schemes store water high up in dams. The water has gravitational potential energy that is released when it falls.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let&#8217;s see an example of how water can be used to generate electricity.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_3496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3496\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3496\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/water-power.jpg\" alt=\"Hydro Electricity\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/water-power.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/water-power-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hydro Electricity<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As the water rushes down through pipes, this stored energy is transferred to Kinetic Energy, which turns electricity generators.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The dam is built to retain the water. More electricity is produced if the water is more in the reservoir<\/span><\/li><li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sluice Gates:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0These can open and close to regulate the amount of water that is released into the pipes.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Potential Energy in the retained water is transferred into kinetic energy by water flowing through the pipes with high speed.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The force and high pressure in the water turns a series of shafts in a generator. Spinning shafts in the generator charge millions of coils and magnets to create electricity, which is regulated by a transformer. This is then transported via cables to homes and factories.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">To build a dam, there has to be valleys and rivers that flow all year round. This will help with the building and success of the dam as the fullest effect of the water&#8217;s kinetic energy can be tapped.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Global Distribution of Hydro-Power Generation Capacity.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hydropower is a renewable energy source that doesn&#8217;t cause global warming because it doesn&#8217;t release dangerous greenhouse gases.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">China is the largest producer of hydroelectricity, followed by Canada, Brazil, and the United States (Source: Energy Information Administration).<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hydropower is the most important and widely-used renewable source of energy.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9acd68\" data-id=\"b9acd68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4bf2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a4bf2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db59d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db59d38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d232075\" data-id=\"d232075\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f8e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7f8e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-energy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9da439\" data-id=\"d9da439\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b8779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d2b8779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/geothermal-energy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renewable Energy What is renewable energy? 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