Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Clean Energy BC. Fact Sheet: Run-of-River Hydro Power. |
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| Organization | Clean Energy BC |
| URL | http://www.cleanenergybc.org/media/CEBC_FS-RoR-Jan2015_WEB.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Run-of-River hydroelectric (ROR hydro) projects generate electricity by using part of natural stream flows and natural elevation differences found in mountainous regions like British Columbia. With ROR hydro, a portion of the mountain stream is diverted by an intake structure into a buried pipe (called “penstock”) where it is channeled downstream into one or more turbines. The flowing water causes the turbine(s) to spin. A generator is directly attached to the turbine and creates electricity. The water from the turbine is released unaffected back into the stream. |
| Information Type | report |
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