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ENERGY > RENEWABLE ENERGY > HYDROPOWER

Preferred term

HYDROPOWER  

Definition

  • THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED FROM THE POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY OF WATER IN HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS (THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED IN PUMPED STORAGE PLANTS IS NOT INCLUDED)

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Entry terms

  • HYDROELECTRIC POWER
  • WATER POWER

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED JULY 2018. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'WATER POWER' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:5ef92df1-78c4-4e28-9779-8d5ddc7b4d12:1

Date issued

  • 2020-11-16

DEFINITION SOURCE

  • EUROSTAT

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URI

https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/1/5ef92df1-78c4-4e28-9779-8d5ddc7b4d12

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