Hydroelectric dams: Using the Power of Water | Génie Français

Hydroelectric dams: Using the Power of Water | Génie Français - Megadams

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Hydroelectric dams allow us to harness the power of water and are flood protection at the same time - a true engineering feat!
Dams are barriers that are built to store water or to protect an area from flooding. Dams can also be used to generate electricity by forcing stored water through dam turbines.
Some dams in France have revolutionized the construction of hydroelectric power plants.
Come along to France's largest dams and see how they were created: Serre Ponçon was built in 1960, is 120 meters high and forms the largest man-made lake in the country. The Romanche-Gavet dam was completed in 2020 and replaces six old hydroelectric power plants and five dams.
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@DiHandley Жыл бұрын

Big deal! Do yourself a favour and take a look at the Australian Hydro Electric Scheme built 50 years ago. Much much bigger! At the time in 1972 it cost AU$820m. Massive turbines on multiple levels. A virtual city had to be built first and entire mountains moved. And in those days they didn’t have all the fancy equipment of today.

@qms4768 Жыл бұрын

🌊 🐠 💡 No mention of fish industry 🐳 🐠 🐬

@GoldScalpers

Poor documentry.old pics and some old clips

@rssvss

Wrote this ? Geez.

@BobTrethewey

Why oh Why have musak on the video it completely spoils the content for those who just want the details explained having to strain to here the voice through this awful noise is ridiculous.

@parambhatia3183

Ek Sandhu see movie with

@joer3739

Two specimens arrive at the site SMH ugh

@derekbentley334 Жыл бұрын

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@abhijitjacob

2000 year old dam in India is still in use

@derekbentley334 Жыл бұрын

Sole owner of.

@ockertvanzyl5340 Жыл бұрын

Just respect and admiration for the fantastic French people 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️

@newrenewableenergycontrol5724

Here is a bit of information most do not know. Modern turbines only operate at 15% efficiency when you include accelerated mass in the formula. That means a new design that does not require accelerated mass could produce six times more electricity! Imagine that!!

@johndawson6057 Жыл бұрын

Big admiration for the engineers behind this.🎉

@Limewire1984 Жыл бұрын

That pressure equalizing trick. Wow!

@doodstolentino7604

Thank you for this! Nicely done!

@dennisenright7725 Жыл бұрын

Magnificent project. Dependable electricity. So much better than windmills and solar panels

@tanyalahies

Wow....this is like watching a movie but it's real and the work done is very impressive. I bet, this project may compete with that from a Mine's site. Wow!

@prototropo Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the water is pumped back up into the reservoir only to store excess power in low-demand hours as pressure, for use in later high-demand hours?

@boriboribo Жыл бұрын

Mad respect for the French! 🙌

@cpcattin

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