PPT-Indirect Solar Power I: Hydroelectric

Dr Harris Phys 105 Ch 5152 32513 History of Hydropower The use of flowing water to perform work dates back thousands of years Horizontal and vertical waterwheels in numerous variation were invented to reduce human labor. To meet this objective the team at Canyon Hydro focuses on three fundamental objectives 1 Maximum attainable e57375ciency 2 Long term reliability 3 Expert customer support For more than 35 years Canyon has built upon these fundamentals continually r Technology of Energy Seminar Series. Matthew Glazer. 2/10/2015. I am a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering,. My . current research . focuses on . Li-ion Batteries, and I have prior research experience studying Nuclear Materials. Alternate energy sources. Fossil fuels are not going to last forever. As the world’s population grows then more fossil fuels are being used at a faster rate. . Also the use of fossil fuels causes damage to the environment.. By, Julia Forbes, Case . Liga. , Alex . Tinter. , and Olivia . Laxton. About hydroelectric power. This energy source is renewable, because it is made by the power in moving water. For an example, water is stopped by a dam and when the dam is released, the water spins a turbine converting kinetic energy into electric energy. . H. ydroelectric . P. ower . W. ork?. Hydropower - Hydroelectric Power. Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called hydroelectric power or hydropower. The most common type of hydroelectric power plant uses a dam on a river to store water in a reservoir.. Tomas . L. eiva. Mathieu Maldemay. Marc-Olivier . C. hoquette. H. istory. In India, water wheels and watermills were built; in Imperial Rome, water powered mills produced flour from grain, and were also used for sawing timber and stone; in China, watermills were widely used since the Han Dynasty. In China and the rest of the Far East, hydraulically operated "pot wheel" pumps raised water into irrigation canals. In 1753, French engineer Bernard Forest de . Learning About Energy. 1. Engage. Energy. How did you get to school today?. What source of energy did you use?. What is “energy”?. No matter the power source, “energy” is defined as the ability to do work. Your muscles do work when you walk or ride your bike to school. If you were driven to school or rode a bus, work was done by the vehicle’s engine.. Day 3: Biomass, Hydroelectric, Solar. 1) Where is the sunniest place in the world?. 2) What process allows plants to capture sunlight?. 3) What do photovoltaic cells do?. 4) What is the major downside of solar power?. A review of what is expected. #13: What is the relationship between glaciation & hydroelectric power in Northern Europe?. “The relationship between glaciation and hydroelectric power in N.E. is that as glaciers melt, they fill lakes and rivers with the water, which is then harnessed for their energy (power) and is used in hydroelectric power plants.. By Devika. What is Hydroelectricity?. What is Hydroelectricity?. Hydroelectric power generation is one of the worlds oldest ways of generating power. Hydroelectricity started off in 1880 and produces 20% of the worlds electricity. It . IN ROUMANIA. 2015-2016. Hydroelectric power. ,often called hydropower, is considered a . renewable energy source. . A renewable energy source is one that is not depleted in the production of energy. Through hydropower, the energy in falling water is converted into electricity without “using up” the water.. WHAT IS HYDROELECTRIC POWER?. “Flowing water creating energy . that . can be captured and turned into electricity. This is called . hydroelectric power.  or . hydropower. .”. -Renewable Energy world. Presented by:- 21. Kunal Kaklij.. 22. Ritesh Kedare.. 23. Kuldeep Kharjul.. 24. Salman Khatik.. Concept. Use the gravitational force of falling or flowing water to turn a turbine, which produces energy. . Hydroelectric power is the oldest form of power, first seen in ancient times to grind flower and other tasks. .