Question

What
do you
mean by hydel power ?write its advantages and limitations ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Hydropower is energy that comes from moving water. Hydropower can harness the energy in water that is already moving – for instance in rivers and waterfalls, or the waves of the sea.

Alternatively, hydropower can be generated using artificially created dams and controlling the motion of water through the dam.

However it is generated, though, hydropower is always a type of kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy that derives from some kind of motion.

The ‘hydro’ part of the word ‘hydropower’ comes from the Greek word for ‘water’. Because hydropower usually involves converting the motion of water into electrical energy, you may hear hydropower called by the alternative name of ‘hydroelectric energy’.

India is among the few nations, that has immensely favorable geographical condition for Hydropower generation. India is already among the top 10 hydroelectric power generators in the world.

Also read: Hydro-electric Power in India

Advantages of Hydropower.

Hydropower is a natural form of energy that harnesses the sea’s tides or the motion of rivers. The advantages of Hydropower are summarized below:

1. Environmentally friendly.

2. Recyclable waste products.

3. Traditional.

4. Almost inexhaustible source.

5. Reliable and Durable.

6. Integrated into community life.

7. Energy can be stored.

8. Decreased dependency.

9. Innovative.

Disadvantages of Hydropower.

1. High installation & Maintenance costs.

2. Environmental damage.

3. Displacing communities.

4. Dangerous.

5. Geological impact.

6. Natural water sources.

7. Disrupting water supplies to other nations.

8. Disruptive to marine life

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