Hydro Electric power
In today's world it is hard to know what is right and what is wrong. Someone might tell you something but then another person might tell you completely the opposite. When the decision of choosing what is right and what is wrong for the environment you need to know the right stuff.
Hydro-electric power. The energy of the future. You know that switching to this renewable source of energy is the right option and its just a matter of time before more and more people will switch. And already in 2013 8% of the energy made in Australia was made by Hydro Electric powers stations. In 2013 there was 120 operating hydro-electric dams creating the 8% that gives power to many of Australia's homes.
How do they work? A hydro-electric power station uses the power of the flowing water to spin turbines which an generate electricity. But for this process to work smoothly a few things have to happen. There is the main water input that is controlled by a gate so the amount of water can be reduced, increased or stopped due to the needs of the power station and the demand for power. There is also a spillway. A spillways makes sure that the dam doesn't overflow. So when the water reaches a certain level it flows down the spillway and continues its path along the river. Next to the spillway there is also a fish ladder that lets any fish pass the dam safely and continue there way down the river. Inside the turbine itself there is many moving parts so that it can successfully generate electricity.
Hydro-electric power. The energy of the future. You know that switching to this renewable source of energy is the right option and its just a matter of time before more and more people will switch. And already in 2013 8% of the energy made in Australia was made by Hydro Electric powers stations. In 2013 there was 120 operating hydro-electric dams creating the 8% that gives power to many of Australia's homes.
How do they work? A hydro-electric power station uses the power of the flowing water to spin turbines which an generate electricity. But for this process to work smoothly a few things have to happen. There is the main water input that is controlled by a gate so the amount of water can be reduced, increased or stopped due to the needs of the power station and the demand for power. There is also a spillway. A spillways makes sure that the dam doesn't overflow. So when the water reaches a certain level it flows down the spillway and continues its path along the river. Next to the spillway there is also a fish ladder that lets any fish pass the dam safely and continue there way down the river. Inside the turbine itself there is many moving parts so that it can successfully generate electricity.
Hydro-electric power effects us in our everyday lives greatly. 8% of the power we use comes from hydro power. So that means it effects 8% of the things we use involving power. Because if it wasn't for hydro then those 8% of things would not be operating. More and more our everyday lives and involving things that use power so the more and more we are using more power which means we need more of it. Hydro power can solve that problem by giving us the power we need.
See the impacts of hydro power on the environment and the pros and cons on the following pages
See the impacts of hydro power on the environment and the pros and cons on the following pages
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