hydroelectric
adjective
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The prime component of most hydroelectric systems is a dam. A high dam funnels water downward at high pressure to spin turbines, which in turn drive generators to produce high-voltage electricity. Mountainous countries with rushing rivers can produce the most hydroelectricity. Though hydroelectricity comes from a clean and completely renewable energy source, dams disrupt natural systems in a way that disturbs environmentalists.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
As the bodies pile up in the wilds of northern Quebec, the contamination threatens to reach hydroelectric dams.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
It is strategically located to leverage Ethiopia's vast renewable energy resources, primarily hydroelectric power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Africa's largest hydroelectric project.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
What that credit is created by can range from just cutting down your own emissions to planting a forest or funding the construction of a hydroelectric dam.
—Andrew Kersley, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
The fish were deposited into the creek above Iron Gate Dam, a hydroelectric dam that opened on the Klamath River in 1964 and is slated for removal later this year.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Dana Taylor: So the last of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River will come down this year.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
The last of four hydroelectric dams on the river in Northern California is expected to come down in 2024, restoring the river's full flow and the spawning grounds for fish for the first time in more than 100 years.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
Some environmentalists, though, have managed to find common ground with the hydroelectric industry.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
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“Hydroelectric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydroelectric. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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