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Hydro and Wind

PI-01 Hydro and Wind Power

TermDefinition
turbine a machine that obtains its power with blades that spin by the pressure of water, steam, or air
waterwheel a large wheel driven by flowing water, used to power machinery
hydropower the production of power through use of the gravitational force of water falling through a turbine
wind power the transformation of the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy using turbines
onshore located on land, as opposed to in the water
offshore located in the sea, away from the coast
generator a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
repowering upgrading or replacing older equipment (in this context, old wind turbines) with newer, more efficient equipment
renewable energy energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as hydro, wind, or solar power
nacelle the enclosed space at the top of a wind turbine tower containing the generator and usually including the gearbox, if used
blade one of the long, flat parts of a wind turbine that catches the wind and helps turn the rotor to produce electricity
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