What is Hydroelectricity?Hydropower is a renewable source of energy which uses the force or energy of moving water to generate power.
This power, or ‘hydroelectricity’, is generated when falling water is channelled through water turbines. The pressure of the flowing water on turbine blades rotates a shaft and drives an electrical generator, converting the motion into electrical energy. Hydropower is the most advanced and mature renewable energy technology, and provides some level of electricity generation in more than 160 countries worldwide. Hydropower plants range from very small to very large individual plants and vast integrated schemes involving multiple large hydropower plants. This information is from Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Find more information about renewable energy in Australia on this site. |
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