What is hydroelectric power?

Historically, Aristide Bergès is considered the father of hydroelectricity, invented in 1869.

Hydroelectric power (or hydraulics or hydroelectricity) is a form of renewable energy produced using the force of moving water, usually from rivers or dams. This energy is converted into electricity through a mechanical and electrical process.

Specifically, it is the transformation of the kinetic energy of flowing water into mechanical energy within a turbine, and then into electrical energy.

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