Hydroelectricity

Nigeria has one of the lowest electricity generation per capita rate in the world resulting 6 in shortage of power supply and heavy dependence on fossil fuels (79 % of total). At present, 7 only 10% of rural households and 50% of the country’s total population have access to national 8 power grid electricity. Separate researches conducted by Energy Commission of Nigeria and 9 Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) have concluded that 100% stable power supply from 10 renewable energy is possible…

The binding factor in nearly all kinds of power plants is how the power is actually produced: something heats water, turning it into steam, which then turns a turbine that generates electricity. The differentiating factor in the differents forms of power plants is how that water is heated. Nuclear plants fancy splitting atoms, coal plants burn coal, and geothermal plants skip the middle man, let Earth do the heating, and simply reap the benefits. Below the surface of Earth is a layer of rock so…

OBJECTIVE: The pump is made of pendulum, two-leg lever and cylinder with the piston which pumps the water. Oscillation of the pendulum is maintained by periodical action of the human arm. Oscillation period of the pendulum is twice bigger than the period of the lever oscillation. Piston of the pump has reverse effect on the lever and damps its oscillation. Damping of the lever motion causes damping of the pendulum, but the work of the force damping the pendulum is less than the work of the…

The dam we are planning to build will not only help the environment it will slow down global warming and grow more crops for human consumption. This dam can also be used for irrigation purposes like growing crops for humans and animals alike. You can also use this water as clean drinking water. The salmon population will maintain similar to what was before because ninety-seven percent still survive. It will slow down global warming by not having us burn coal for energy creating greenhouse gases…

There are many dams built all over Africa because that is their main source for electric power. While some dams were a success, others were as successful. Because of poor planning, a lot of people had to move and ended up in refugee camps in which the hygiene was very poor and as a result, many diseases spread. Over a thousand wild animals relocated after the water rose in the dams. Because of the droughts in Africa, the supply of electricity had decreased. Malaria is a disease transmitted to…

Hydroelectric energy is made from a turbine that turns falling water into mechanical energy; then that mechanical energy is turned into electric energy. This process helps produce electric energy from the kinetic energy of falling water. How does this process involve chemistry? It first begins with the mechanical energy of the water. Mechanical energy is all the energy that is put upon an object. In the case of the hydroelectric generator, the mechanical energy is made from the position of…

Hello, hello thank you all for coming today. Now I know when you hear the word “speech” or “essay” you think this is going to be very boring. Don’t worry it’s not boring, unless you don’t like speeches or essays. Ok so time we face the fact that we can depend on fossil fuels any longer and that we need something else. I believe that wave power should be the main replacement of fossil fuels. Wave power is an unbelievable new source of clean, reusable energy. First off, waves are made when “wind…

If left unchecked, anthropogenic climate change will have monumental consequences for the international community. To a large extent, these consequences will arise from the underlying issue of resource scarcity and its associated economic, political and social dilemmas. As a result, this essay asserts that anthropogenic climate change and resource scarcity are intrinsically tied. To develop this assertion, this essay will explore ways in which resource scarcity, as a result of anthropogenic…

Many have been debating whether Ontario has made the right decision or not. Ontario has decided to build 2 new nuclear units at Darlington along with 10 refurbishments at Darlington, Bruce, and Pickering. $33-billion will be spent on nuclear energy and $27-billion for renewable energy along with $12-billion on conservation. Ontario has proudly stopped using coal for electricity in 2014 and currently has 2 nuclear, 65 hydro, and 3 thermal fleets. These three types of energy have been used…

Charlie Murphy ctmurph2 The Science Behind Hydropower Plants The Condit Dam, constructed along the White Salmon River in South Central Washington, was created in order to power the Crown Willamette Paper Company nearby. Unfortunately, the salmon that inhabited the river were unable to pass through the dam, leading to its destruction nearly one hundred years later. As a result of its removal, the salmon were able to repopulate the river and thrive in the reestablished environment. Although…