hydroelectric generator

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hydroelectric
adjective
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/ˌhaɪ.drəʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/us
/ˌhaɪ.droʊ.ɪˈlek.trɪk/
producing electricity by the force of fast moving water such as rivers ...
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generator
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.tər/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.eɪ.t̬ɚ/
a machine that produces ...
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In 1906 (before the dam was completed) electricity began to be produced from ahydroelectricgeneratorwithin the dam.
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He powered the plant and the neighborhood through ahydroelectricgeneratorwhich he made out of bicycle wheels and piano wire.
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The cave is sometimes powered by a nuclear reactor, but most often by ahydroelectricgeneratormade possible by an underground river.
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The lodge produces its own green power from itshydroelectricgenerator.
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He helpfully explains how to get gas manually for the tractor and begins planning ahydroelectricgenerator.
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Power for the colony is supplied by hydroelectric generators, but when a rockfall blocks the underground river, all power is lost.
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Once in the tank, the potential energy of the water can be used to drive hydroelectric generators to generate electricity or desalinated water.
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This is where its hydroelectric generators and other thermal power generating equipment is manufactured, including turbines, motors, transformers, etc.
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The dam's power plant, with four original hydroelectric generators, began commercial operation in 1941.
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There are four hydroelectric generators at the dam with a combined generation capacity of 155.6 megawatts of electricity.
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The dam will have three hydroelectric generators, each capable of generating 750 kilowatts.
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The combined capacity of the dam's four hydroelectric generators is 135,200 kilowatts.
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Logperch are benthic hunters evolved to hunt and spawn in rocky substrate, and the silt deposited by the hydroelectric generators covers and masks this substrate.
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The raceway that caught water to power the hydroelectric generators was covered by a patio extension for outdoor dining.
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The 1,296 megawatt capacity of the dam's hydroelectric generators accounts for almost 75% of the overall generating capacity of the project.
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The power station consists of five hydroelectric generators, three of which are rated at, and two of which are.
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