Energy 101: Hydropower

Multimedia · Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1074466

Learn how hydropower captures the kinetic energy of flowing water and turns it into electricity for our homes and businesses.

• Research Organization: Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• OSTI ID: 1074466
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
13 HYDRO ENERGY
HYDROPOWER
KINETIC ENERGY
ELECTRICITY
WATER CYCLE
IMPOUNDMENT
DIVERSION
EERE
PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER
TURBINES
GENERATORS
DAMS
RENEWABLE POWER