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Meanings of hydropower in English

Russian
гидроэнергоресурсы
Portuguese
hidroelectricidade
Spanish
energía hídrica
Catalan
energia hidràulica
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Energy derived from falling or running water.

        гидроэнергоресурсы
        Synonyms
        Examples for "water power"
        Examples for "water power"
        1
        The Lancashire cotton industry was rapidly converting from water power to coal.
        The Rational Optimist
        2
        The abundance of water power was utilized for manufactures of every description.
        The Land We Live In / The Story of Our Country
        3
        The former enterprise languished before long for want of sufficient water power.
        The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885
        4
        A little damming would make a free water power worth a fortune.
        A Daughter of the Land
        5
        This water power they employ, to turn a saw-mill and a grist-mill.
        Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels; Vermont
        Usage of hydropower in English
        1
        China has mainly invested in the hydropower, agriculture, telecommunications and tourism sectors.
        Reuters
        2
        The small hydropower plants will generate 35 megawatts of electricity, he said.
        Reuters
        3
        The hydropower industry insists there's still a lot of energy to reap.
        Wired
        4
        The 15-megawatt hydropower project is now set to begin construction next month.
        Radio NZ
        5
        The government is investing in hydropower, with several projects close to completion.
        Reuters
        6
        It declined to comment on any decision to divest its hydropower stake.
        Reuters
        7
        Upstate New York, also home to cheap hydropower, was another landing spot.
        Wired
        8
        The new energy plan also includes development of hydropower and biomass-fueled power generation.
        Reuters
        9
        Without alternative power sources, fluctuations in hydropower can disrupt electricity supply.
        The South African
        10
        This could create a significant challenge for the supply of hydropower.
        The South African
        11
        Renewable power that does not include hydropower projects is only about 3 percent.
        Reuters
        12
        Alongside nuclear and hydropower that would pull low-carbon power level with fossil fuels.
        Reuters
        13
        Border trade and Chinese investment in oil, gas and hydropower boomed.
        Reuters
        14
        He also disputed allegations that hydropower construction had caused environmental damage.
        Reuters
        15
        Other renewable power sources such as hydropower and wind turbines provide the remainder.
        Reuters
        16
        MONGOLIA - Examining large-scale solar power in the Gobi desert, wind and hydropower.
        Reuters