https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv Alternative Energy Source en-us 2016-10-05 15:03:34 UTC 2023-06-20 19:04:16 UTC hello@padlet.com sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128517072 Hydropower, or hydroelectric energy, is when flowing water creates energy that is captured and turned into electricity.]]> 2016-10-05 15:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128517072 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128517897 The most common type of hydroelectric power plant is the use of a dam on a river to store water in a reservoir. ]]> 2016-10-05 15:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128517897 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128518588 Hydropower is produced when water is released from the reservoir and flows through a turbine, spinning it, which activates the generator that creates the electricity. ]]> 2016-10-05 15:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128518588 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128519443 Another type of hydroelectric power plant is the Pumped Storage Plant, which stores even more energy that the water produces.  ]]> 2016-10-05 15:13:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128519443 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128520401 Pumped Storage Plants work by using a power grid to spin the turbine backwards to generate energy and move the water into the reservoir. Then, the turbines spin forwards and release the water back into the river or lower reservoir, like the dam power plants, to generate twice as much electricity.]]> 2016-10-05 15:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128520401 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128523243 2016-10-05 15:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128523243 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128523930 2016-10-05 15:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128523930 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128524425 Asheville uses solar energy as a form of renewable energy. Some homes have solar panels to power the electricity in their homes. ]]> 2016-10-05 15:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128524425 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128524550 http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydropower/tech.html]]> 2016-10-05 15:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128524550 sygang https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128526218 2016-10-05 15:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sygang/wss24ot7mawv/wish/128526218