Hydropower

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Hydropower

• By Alex Kim Bradley Uyemura
• Honorable Mention - Joshua Kim

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How does hydropower work?

• Energy of moving water --gt electricity

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What is this energy best suited to do?

• electricity...

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How realistic is hydropower?

• 20 of the world's electricity production
• 2400 hydropower dams in the US
• 95 efficiency of turbines

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How much will we use this in the future?

• Hydroelectric power has been maxed out in the
  United States--not the case in most other
  countries.
• True future of hydroelectric power worldwide
  depends on scientists to make technological
  breakthroughs.

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Pros

• One of greenest
• Little maintenance
• Combined cost slightly gt fossil fuel plant
• Built over dams
• Flexible
• Safe

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Cons

• Water source is required
• Strong river must be dammed
• Destructive
• Environmental Harm
• Dependant

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• http//www.wellhome.com/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-
  hydropower/
• http//energyinformative.org/hydroelectric-energy-
  pros-and-cons/