hydropower
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdroʊˌpaʊər/
- Specialized
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hidroeléctrica
- About half of the large dams in South America were built solely or partly to generate hydropower.
- hydropower generation
- hydropower production
- hydropower dam
So think solar, hydropower, wind power, etcetera.
- So think solar, hydropower, wind power, etcetera.
- And they said, well, hydropower, you're using water power to to power Greenland.
Examples
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By 2017, Ecuador was expected to attain 90% of its electricity generated through renewable energy sources, mainly hydropower.
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Since much of Switzerland's electricity comes from hydropower, there's a nearly carbon-free mass transit system.
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On average, hydropower services are more likely to be delivered than irrigation and water supply.
Academic text (2003) -
In Sweden alone, it currently ranks second to hydropower as the nation's most important renewable energy source.
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The Dutch government recently announced its approval of several large hydropower dam projects as part of its CDM program.
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In the late 1980s, hydropower electricity accounted for 4.5% of the country's primary energy production.
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Norway depends almost exclusively on hydropower, as Denmark does on coal-fired power.
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Inexpensive though hydropower is, the initial up-front investment in equipment and dam construction is quite high.
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While Egypt opposes any agricultural water diversion upstream, it considers Sudan's hydropower facilities in the Nile system beneficial to its interests.
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Hoover Dam produces enough hydropower to light up more than a million homes.
Synonyms
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3.7
Electricity made by moving water, often at dams
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3.9
Power made from moving water in dams or rivers
Energy from moving or falling water used to make electricity
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Etymology
Hydropower comes from the prefix hydro- meaning 'water' and the word power meaning 'energy'. So hydropower is the energy made from moving water, for example by dams and turbines.