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http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/hydro_how.html
World Trends in Hydropower
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Boyle, Renewable Energy, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2003
Renewable Energy – World
Outlook (2003)
World Trends in Hydropower
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Sources of Electric Power – US
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Global Renewable Electricity Sources
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Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company, http://www.wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm
Major Hydropower Producers, 2000
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Top Ten Hydroelectricity Producing States in 2006 (Billion
Kilowatthours ,KWH)
• China - 431.43
• Canada - 351.85
• Brazil - 345.32
• United States - 289.25
• Russia - 173.65
• Norway - 118.21
• India - 112.46
• Japan - 84.90
• Venezuela - 81.29
• Sweden - 61.11
Source: Energy Information Administration. International Energy
Annual September 2008.
World Trends in Hydropower, 2012
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Boyle, Renewable Energy, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2003
World’s Largest Dams
Max Annual
Name Country Year Generation Production
3. Xiluodu, China
This dam has a generating capacity of 13,860 commissioned in 2013,
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“Hydroelectricity,” Wikipedia.org
Three Gorges Dam (China)
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Itaipú Dam (Brazil & Paraguay)
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“Itaipu,” Wikipedia.org
Guri Dam (Venezuela)
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http://www.infodestinations.com/venezuela/espanol/puerto_ordaz/index.shtml
Grand Coulee Dam (US)
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www.swehs.co.uk/ docs/coulee.html
Hydropower basics: Energy
Transformations
Electrical
Potential Energy
Energy
Electricity
Kinetic
Energy
Mechanical
Energy
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Hydropower basics
• Water can generate power when it moves from a high
potential energy state to a low potential energy state.
Hydropower basics
P (W) = ρ g H Q ηt