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Wed Aug 27

• ***Niagra Power Hydroelectic Power - How it Works: Good introduction into siting and layout of dams. Shows in detail the process by which water is used to generate electricity. Gives useful terminology. 2 minutes.
• Kentucky River Hydroelectric Dam: Watch the start-up of a generator at a dam on the Kentucky River. Very noisy. Good quality option available for this clip. Makes a big difference. ~1.5 minutes.
• HowStuffWorks Videos "Energy: Hydroelectrici ty": Basic introduction to concepts and processes of hydroelectrici ty. Stops too short to be useful, though. 1 minute.
• * Un-gorgeous 3 Gorges - China: Sweeping photos of the 3 Rivers Dam project and its many impacts in an informative, good quality video. 20 minutes. 2008

Mon Aug 25

• *UNDP Kenya Hydro Power: Community hydropower turbine - perhaps a good example of small hydro.

Fri Aug 22

• Hydropower - Water Energy: It is one of the oldest sources of energy and was used thousands of years ago to turn a paddle wheel for purposes such as grinding grain. Our nation?s first industrial use of hydropower to generate electricity occurred in 1880, when 16 brush-arc lamps were powered using a water turbine at the Wolverine Chair Factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Tue Aug 19

• Energy Systems & Design

Sun Aug 17

• DoradoVista Small Hydropower, Micro Hydropower and Water Turbines

Sat Aug 16

• International Rivers Network: Three Gorges

Thu Aug 14

• ITAIPU - largest power plant on Earth - 12 600 MW of Hydro Power

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