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How dose storage impoundment work

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Impounding water in reservoirs behind concrete dams that block the flow of river water, then letting that water pass through the dam turning the blades on the turbine causing the generator to generate electricity

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2 types of hydroelectric energies

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Run-off-river

Storage impoundment

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Impounding water in reservoirs behind concrete dams that block the flow of river water, then letting that water pass through the dam turning the blades on the turbine causing the generator to generate electricity. This process explains….

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Storage impoundment

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How power towers work

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Mirrors concentrate sunlight on to a receiver atop a tall power tower from the receiver heat is transported by fluids piped to a stream driven generator to create electricity

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