{"id":33947,"date":"2022-05-16T14:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=33947"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:48:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:48:54","slug":"hydroelectric-energy-a-renewable-energy-guide","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/guides\/hydroelectric-energy-a-renewable-energy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydroelectric Energy: A Renewable Energy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_628248d286384'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    Hydroelectric Energy: A Renewable Energy Guide                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_628247108637e'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] 2xl:max-w-[1410px]  \">\n\n                <p>Hydroelectric energy\u00a0is the biggest source of renewable power in the world, contributing 71%\u00a0of renewable electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure what exactly hydroelectric energy is, or how it can benefit your home and the planet as a whole? Follow our guide to learn everything you need to know about the clean, renewable, green energy source.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282475e8637f'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] 2xl:max-w-[1410px]  \">\n\n                <h2 class=\"h3  text-left  \">What is hydroelectric energy?<\/h2>\n<p>The term \u2018hydro\u2019 is of Greek origin, meaning water. Therefore, hydroelectricity is simply electric power generated through the water.<\/p>\n<p>Moving water has been used for many years to generate power, and in more recent times, it has grown to become the leading source of renewable electric energy.<\/p>\n<p>The largest hydro plants are currently located in China, Brazil, Russia, Canada and the US.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block_6282511c86386'  class='bg-greydark invert-text-color flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16'>\n\t<div class=\"relative z-10 flex flex-wrap w-full max-w-3xl m-auto  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row image-left\">\n\n        \n            <div class=\"w-full pt-20 img-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 image-left lg:pt-0 \">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1918\" 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https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/0394-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/0394-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/0394-2-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/0394-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n            <div class=\"container flex items-center justify-center mx-auto lg:w-1\/2 pt-20 lg:py-30 2xl:py-75\">\n                <div class=\"w-full lg:max-w-[27rem] xl:max-w-md first-mt-0 px-2.5 lg:px-0 last-mb-0 content-wrapper load-hidden\">\n                    <h3 class=\"h4  text-left  \">How does hydroelectricity work?<\/h3>\n<p>Hydroelectric energy is power generated through the power of flowing water, which spins a turbine connected to an electric generator.<\/p>\n<p>Due to water\u2019s predictable nature, hydropower is actually one of the most dependable and reliable sources of renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>Hydro generators can vary tremendously in size, ranging from as small as 50kw up to a whopping 2,000kw, like the Hoover Dam.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, a hydropower system is constructed via three elements;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a power plant from which the electricity is produced<\/li>\n<li>a river or dam that can be opened and closed to control the flow of water<\/li>\n<li>and finally some form of the reservoir in which the water can be stored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With such a simple yet innovative system in place, you have a great level of control on the flow of energy, which is of course a huge advantage, particularly if you are using it with other renewable energy sources such as\u00a0wind power\u00a0or\u00a0solar panels.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_628247ba86381\"  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 <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h4 class=\"h4  text-left  \">How sustainable and renewable actually is hydropower?<\/h4>\n<p>In 2017, thanks to hydropower replacing coal in many countries, \u201cthe world prevented up to 4 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases \u2013 and avoided a 10 per cent rise in global emissions from fossil fuels,\u201d reports\u00a0Hydropower.org.<\/p>\n<p>In total that year, there was enough hydropower electricity generated to provide electricity for\u00a0one billion people.<\/p>\n<p>While hydropower creates free, stable and clean energy, there are a few criticisms of this renewable energy source, one being that the initial construction of the large-scale plants can be costly and can potentially disrupt ecosystems and local surrounding communities.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282480086383'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h5 class=\"h3  text-left  \">What are the different types of hydroelectric energy?<\/h5>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_628247df86382'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>1.\u00a0<strong>Storage Hydropower<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Electricity-powered through the release and flow of water from a large reservoir using a dam system. The water surges through a turbine, which is then used to provide power towards the generator.<\/p>\n<h5>2.\u00a0<strong>Run-of-river hydropower<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>This system utilises the power generated from the flowing water of a canal or penstock to activate a turbine. Generally, these systems do not entail a storage facility, unlike the storage hydropower. Run-of-river systems are particularly useful for continuous, steady supplies of power.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>3.\u00a0<strong>Pumped-storage hydropower<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Gathering power from water that is pushed between lower and higher reservoirs using pumps powered by surplus energy. When demand is high, the turbines release water from the upper reservoir down below to produce power.<\/p>\n<h5>4.\u00a0<strong>Offshore hydropower<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A hydropower energy source that uses the power of waves and currents to produce electricity from the oceans. It is not unusual for these four technologies to sometimes overlap and entwine in bigger, more varied hydropower systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[35,36],"class_list":["post-33947","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-industry-made-easy","guides-category-renewables"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=33947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}