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    hydraulic

    With 15% of world electricity production, hydropower remains the most important renewable source of electricity. Between very small and very large hydro, of the “three gorges” type in China, this sector is made up of installations ranging from the run-of-river to the reservoir dam or to the pumped energy transfer station (STEP). Its deposits are still considerable in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The rehabilitation of old facilities wins in Europe.

    Hydraulics and hydroelectricity: the challenges of sustainable development
    Hydraulics and hydroelectricity: the challenges of sustainable development
    28 February 2022
    Energy consumption has very strict requirements and requires adequate means of production. It must be available in quality, quantity and at the chosen time, while spending the minimum. In the 21st century, energy shortages are completely unacceptable. The production and storage of energy must therefore meet these criteria, knowing that
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    Hydraulic storage: advantages and constraints
    Hydraulic storage: advantages and constraints
    3 February 2022
    All generation technologies contribute to the balancing of the electricity network, but hydropower stands out because of its energy storage capacities, estimated at between 94 and 99% of all those available on a global scale (Read: Hydropower storage and electricity generation). This pre-eminence is explained by the numerous advantages of
    • BRUSA-PASQUE BernardBRUSA-PASQUE BernardClaude RebattetClaude Rebattet
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    Pumped storage plants
    Pumped storage plants
    9 December 2021
    Despite the fact that fossil fuels still dominate the world’s energy landscape and will continue to do so for several decades, the share of renewable energies (RE) continues to grow. This trend is expected to accelerate in the coming years, leading in particular to a drop in their operating costs,
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    Hydraulic storage and power generation
    Hydraulic storage and power generation
    27 July 2021
    Hydroelectricity is based on a simple concept: to take advantage of the gravitational energy produced by the fall and the flow of bodies of water in order to convert it into mechanical and then electrical energy by means of a turbine-generator set. The creation of a reservoir upstream allows the
    • Claude RebattetClaude RebattetBRUSA-PASQUE BernardBRUSA-PASQUE Bernard
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    Hydroelectricity: diversity and specificities
    Hydroelectricity: diversity and specificities
    12 April 2021
    What do they have in common, between a small hydroelectric power plant built on a natural or artificial weir in a river, with a capacity of a few hundred kW, and the Three Gorges Dam power plant in China, with a capacity of 22,500 MW, the equivalent of five nuclear
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    Hydroelectricity: environmental and societal impacts
    Hydroelectricity: environmental and societal impacts
    7 April 2021
    With a share of around 60% of the world’s renewable electricity production, hydropower is the leading renewable source of electricity. It is also considered as a clean energy insofar as its exploitation does not produce any waste. However, several projects have been, or still are, the subject of strong criticism.
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    Hydro turbines rehabilitation
    Hydro turbines rehabilitation
    3 January 2016
    Except for specific cases, the rehabilitation of a hydro turbine generally concerns rather old machines for which most of the components have a strong potential of improvement. It is therefore usual to take advantage of the technology progress amassed from the time of the initial machine, to consider all the
    • MICHEL BernardMICHEL Bernard
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