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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
2. Hydroelectric Power
Authors : Eklas Hossain, Slobodan Petrovic
Published in: Renewable Energy Crash Course
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
This chapter describes the water cycle and origins of hydro energy. It furthermore discusses the power and energy of water and then describes the large hydropower plants, the types and size of turbines, and other critical performance parameters. Micro hydroelectric plants are discussed next as well as the cost of hydroelectric power. The chapter ends with a case study.