hydro power
Dam-generated energy source
Hydro power is electricity generated from the energy of moving water, typically by channeling river flow through turbines at a dam.
It's a renewable energy source that produces no direct emissions: The region gets most of its electricity from hydro power.
Also spelled as one word or hyphenated: hydropower, hydro-power.
- damWater-holding barrier
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- water wheelStream-driven rotary power source
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
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Electricity from combusted sedimentary carbon
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