By: Kaylyn Abeyta & Jaryn DupreeWATER ENERGY

Descriptions

It is a renewable resources (largest renewable resource)

Created from many different resources

Like fossil fuels, natural gas, coal, and it can be water

History it is 27% of the world electricity, more then 1 billion people use it

1940- Bigger dams were built (33% of electricity)

Energy

Run-of-River- a channel of a river Reservoirs- uses run of river method Pumped Storage- gets pumped

How it is used today?

Hydro Kinetic- in the ocean catching waves Wave energy- a device gets the wave Tidal energy- the flow of the tide is captured Constructed water waves- flowing water

Devices

Explanation Picture

Hydro Kinetic- built, dragged, then installed

Wave energy- the machine comes in pieces, and put together out at sea

Tidal waves- built, dragged, then installed

Constructed water waves- dug into the earth

Energy

Disadvantages

a lot of money is needed to make dams

Uses limited/ nonrenewable resources

flooding is more likely to happen

geological damage can happen when building big

dams

Advantages

under control

no pollution

Nature can run the power plant

Reliable

renewable

Impacts

Environment

Hydrogen is nonpolluting

Can effect the habitat of fish

Dig into the Earth

deals with water which is harmless

Economic

can spend a lot of money

More efficient way of power

future

By the time of year 2025

the electricity increases ( 10% growth)

increase from wave and ocean energy devices

Better technology

Interesting facts

Used for more than 2,000 years ago

1878 the Niagara Falls was one of the first hydroelectric plants

150,000 gallons every second

Second LARGEST water fall