Hydropower Knowledge

Thermal power generation has the advantages of low cost, mature technology, disadvantages of polluting the environment, advantages of consuming primary energy, advantages of nuclear power generation without consuming primary energy, disadvantages of nuclear radiation caused by nuclear leakage, hi...Read more »

Recently, the Swiss government has drafted a new policy. If the current energy crisis worsens, Switzerland will prohibit driving electric vehicles for “unnecessary” travel. Relevant data show that about 60% of Switzerland’s energy comes from hydropower stations and 30% from nuc...Read more »

In order to help achieve the goal of “carbon peaking, carbon neutralization” and build a new power system, China Southern Power Grid Corporation clearly proposed to basically build a new power system in the southern region by 2030 and fully build a new power system by 2060. In this pr...Read more »

Energy is a key area of carbon neutrality in Carbon Peak. In the past two years since General Secretary Xi Jinping made a major announcement on carbon neutrality at the peak of carbon, all relevant departments in various regions have thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of General Secret...Read more »

Building a new power system is a complex and systematic project. It needs to take into account the coordination of power security and stability, the increasing proportion of new energy, and the reasonable cost of the system at the same time. It needs to handle the relationship between clean trans...Read more »

The unit suction height of pumped storage power station will have a direct impact on the diversion system and powerhouse layout of the power station, and a shallow excavation depth requirement can reduce the corresponding civil construction cost of the power station; However, it will also increas...Read more »

The Drainage Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is committed to helping mitigate global climate change. Over the years, energy-saving and renewable energy facilities have been installed in some of its plants. With the official launch of Hong Kong’s...Read more »

According to the Code for Anti freezing Design of Hydraulic Structures, F400 concrete shall be used for the parts of structures that are important, severely frozen and difficult to repair in severe cold areas (the concrete shall be able to withstand 400 freeze-thaw cycles). According to this spec...Read more »

As we all know, hydropower is a kind of pollution-free, renewable and important clean energy. Vigorously developing the field of hydropower is conducive to easing the energy tension of countries, and hydropower is also of great significance to China. Due to the rapid economic development over the...Read more »

On September 15, the commencement ceremony of the preparatory project for Zhejiang Jiande Pumped Storage Power Station with a total installed capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts was held in Meicheng Town, Jiande City, Hangzhou, which is the largest pumped storage power station under construction in...Read more »

Hydropower is a kind of green sustainable renewable energy. The traditional unregulated runoff hydropower station has a great impact on fish. They will block the passage of the fish, and the water will even pull the fish into the water turbine, causing the fish to die. A team from Munich Universi...Read more »

1、 Overview of hydropower generation Hydroelectric power generation is to convert the water energy of natural rivers into electric energy for people to use. The energy sources used by power stations are diverse, such as solar energy, water power of rivers, and wind power generated by air flow. ...Read more »