Draft:Outline of hydropower

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to hydropower:

Hydropower (from Ancient Greek ὑδρο-, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kinetic energy of a water source to produce power. Hydropower is a method of sustainable energy production. Hydropower is now used principally for hydroelectric power generation, and is also applied as one half of an energy storage system known as pumped-storage hydroelectricity.

What type of thing is hydropower?

Hydropower can be described as all of the following:

• A source of energy –
  • Sustainable energy –
    • A form of renewable energy –

Types of hydropower

• Hydroelectricity
• Rain power
• Water wheel

Sources of hydropower

• Millrace

History of hydropower

History of hydropower

Applications of hydropower

• Watermill

• • Blademill