hydropowered

Moved by currents

Hydropowered means driven or operated by the energy of moving water.

A hydropowered generator converts the force of falling or flowing water into electricity.

The term applies to anything that harnesses water's kinetic energy: a hydropowered mill, hydropowered turbines.

Also hydropower as a noun and adjective.

dams

reservoir

Large water storage basin

powerhouse · generator · floodgate · sluice · impoundment · tailwater · headwater · diversion · outflow · conduit

generation

turbine

Blade-driven energy converter

powerhouse · grid · transmission · baseload · capacity · kilowatt · dynamo · alternator

renewable

green

Color of vegetation

solar · wind · geothermal · tidal · biomass · low-impact · decarbonization

mechanics

turbine

Blade-driven energy converter

  • rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • bladeFlat cutting edge

pressure · impulse · reaction · efficiency · rotation · torque · propeller · nozzle · runner

flow

river

Large flowing watercourse

gravity · cascade · rapids · torrent · flume · chute · waterfall · gorge · plunge · fluvial

Opposites
energy source type

hydropoweredgas-powered

Driven by combustible fuel

nuclear-powered · solar-powered · wind-powered · diesel-powered · steam-powered

renewable vs non-renewable energy

hydropoweredcoal-fired

Powered by burning anthracite

oil-burning · diesel-powered · non-renewable · carbon-based

Family

hydropower

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G