hydroelectricity

hydroelectric | American Dictionary

hydroelectric
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˌhɑɪ·droʊ·ɪˈlek·trɪk/
of or related to electricity produced from the energy of fast-moving water:
a hydroelectric power plant

hydroelectric | Business English

hydroelectric
adjective
uk /ˌhaɪdrəʊɪˈlektrɪk/us
NATURAL RESOURCES
producing electricity by using the power of fast moving water, such as from a river:
hydroelectric power

hydroelectricity

noun[ U ]
More than 80% of the power generated in the Northwest comes from hydroelectricity.

Examples of hydroelectric

hydroelectric
The gradient is naturally low, but flow is controlled for hydroelectric purposes.
What priority did tourism have compared with hydroelectric projects?
The benefits may include flood mitigation, improved navigation, and generation of hydroelectric power.
Following the start of hydroelectric generation, its forward linkage effects for industrial activities were no more than sporadic.
It was found that reducing discount rates with environmental considerations would only enhance attractiveness of this hydroelectric project.
Increased rainfall and release of hydroelectric water may have contributed to this outbreak.
The hydroelectric system has an expected lifespan of 60 years and, in the moderate deforestation scenario, damages are expected to occur at midlife.
The additional release of hydroelectric water would have raised the river level, possibly drawing in stagnant water from the river edge.
In the context of the hydroelectric project considered here, most of the environmental impacts will be due to submergence of tropical forests.
The production of electrical energy from hydroelectric sources has also risen steadily over the years, but its overall share in total primary energy has declined.
Thermal power plants had priority, since hydroelectric plants required higher investments and a longer construction time.
It verifies that the construction of hydroelectric dams works in conjunction with other water needs.
This would presumably lead to an inefficient land use allocation and endanger hydroelectric production levels.
Conflicts over hydroelectric dams have traditionally taken place between anti-dam movement groups or local communities and governmental institutions.
Productivity of the downstream hydroelectric scheme is lowered by an increase in sediment, but raised by the increase in water yield.
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