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Introduction to Hydropower

Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of moving water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electric power, hydropower was used for irrigation, and operation of various machines, such as watermills, textile machines, sawmills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts.

Another method used a trompe to produce compressed air from falling water, which could then be used to power other machinery at a distance from the water. In hydrology, hydropower is manifested in the force of the water on the riverbed and banks of a river. It is particularly powerful when the river is in flood. The force of the water results in the removal of sediment and other materials from the riverbed and banks of the river, causing erosion and other alterations.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1- Introduction to Hydropower
Chapter 2 - Tidal Power
Chapter 3 - Hydroelectricity
Chapter 4 - Run of the River Hydroelectricity
Chapter 5 - Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity
Chapter 6 - Small, Micro and Pico Hydro
Chapter 7 - Marine Energy
Chapter 8 - Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Chapter 9 - Wave Power

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