Hydropower Fact Sheet PDF
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This document is a fact sheet about hydropower, including its history, how hydropower plants work, production, economics, and environmental impact. It includes diagrams and data.
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**Hydropower** History of Hydropower ===================== Hydro Dams ========== **©2019 The NEED Project Secondary Energy Infobook www.NEED.org** Hydropower at a Glance, 2017 ============================ **U.S. Energy Consumption:** **U.S. Energy Production:** - 2.767 Q --- 2.767 Q - 2.8...
**Hydropower** History of Hydropower ===================== Hydro Dams ========== **©2019 The NEED Project Secondary Energy Infobook www.NEED.org** Hydropower at a Glance, 2017 ============================ **U.S. Energy Consumption:** **U.S. Energy Production:** - 2.767 Q --- 2.767 Q - 2.83% --- 3.14% The Water Cycle --------------- **EVAPORATION** *(Liquid or Solid)* **EVAPORATION** *(Liquid to Gas) (Liquid to Gas)* ### Hydropower Plants **23** Hydropower ========== How a Hydropower Plant Works ---------------------------- Head and Flow ------------- Storing Energy -------------- Pumped Storage Systems ---------------------- **Hydropower Plant GENERATOR** *~view\ from\ above~* **RESERVOIR** ROTATING 1. **GENERATOR SWITCHYARD** 2. **5** **6 RIVER** 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Hydropower Production --------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **24 ©2019 The NEED Project Secondary Energy Infobook www.NEED.org** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hydropower for Baseload Power ----------------------------- Economics of Hydropower ----------------------- Hydropower and the Environment ------------------------------ **©2019 The NEED Project Secondary Energy Infobook www.NEED.org 25**
