Modern Hydropower

We'll figure out the basic concepts first. Hydropower is a multi-capacity power turbine that is installed in permanent waters (mostly large rivers). Usually, hydroelectric power plants require dams with hydroturbine, but some technologies may also be non-mortal GPPs.

Small or micro-GPPs are now increasingly used to generate energy. According to domestic practice, micro-GPPs are up to 100 kW and small to 30 MW with a diameter of up to three metres.

Like any technology, energy production GES has a number of advantages and disadvantages.

The following are the advantages. Environmental integrity is more than significant, especially than other popular sources of energy. Companies and private users can save, including organic fuel. The construction of a small hydropower station does not require significant costs, and it is quickly repaid. Certification and harmonization can reduce the cost of technology.

With regard to the work of GEC, they do not pollute water or the environment - the dam does not produce gases, including greenhouse gases, stations meet the most stringent requirements of the Kyoto Treaty. Even in regions that are seismically unstable, small GECs can be constructed as relatively safe.

Less and flaws are not clear, but they need to be known. Like any such facility, the small hydropower station is relatively vulnerable in the event of a breakdown, leaving a large group of users to remain powerless. There is an opportunity to reduce the problem to zero, to create an additional aggregate that generates electricity based on biofuels, wind heat, etc.

In the case of direct debris, the most common type of accident is the fracture of hydroagents while increasing water levels. Because of the seasonal decline in river water. Some regions may consider hydropower as an additional source of power generation.