Hydropower Types
Hydropower is used primarily to generate electricity. Broad categories include:
- Conventional hydroelectric, referring to hydroelectric dams.
- Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, which captures the kinetic energy in rivers or streams, without the use of dams.
- Small hydro projects are 10 megawatts or less and often have no artificial reservoirs.
- Micro hydro projects provide a few kilowatts to a few hundred kilowatts to isolated homes, villages, or small industries.
- Pumped-storage hydroelectricity stores water pumped during periods of low demand to be released for generation when demand is high.
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