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Concepts of a Hydropower Project
1.1 Introduction to Objectives, Scope, and Outcomes
Hydro is a word of Greek origin that means water. Water is the mother of all necessities and is a vital component of life. Without water, nothing is possible in our planet. It is synonymous with life. Water enabled evolution of life. It is a crucial factor for Earth’s evolution and the survival of human grace. Without it, no life is possible on Earth and the ecological balance will be disturbed. Our Mother Earth would become barren and it would also have influence over the universe.
Water is going to be a critical and scarce commodity in the near future, which will be detrimental to development of mankind. Time has come to take serious steps to preserve rain water by creating ponds, lakes, reservoirs, dams, weirs, check dams, barrages and other surface water and subsequently recharge the ground water table so as to keep the Hydrologic Cycle alive in this planet. The Hydrologic Cycle (HC) is a phenomenon by which water moves from place to place above and below the earth and it changes states between liquid, vapor and ice. Water and air, both mediums essential to life, are the most critical source for potential energy. Hydropower engineering taps this huge quantity of energy available in the flowing water on the surface of Earth, which convert this potential energy to mechanical energy and subsequently to electrical energy for the generation of power.
Based on the forecast of scientists, it is indicated that our planet will be warmed up by between 1.0°C and 6.0°C in next 90–100 years, and 25% of World GDP would be spent to deal with it as suggested by economists of world repute. Emission models of the future predict about the amount of carbon emission which will be influenced by population growth, third world development, usage of fossil fuels and the rate at which we switch over to alternative energy, the rate of deforestation, and effectiveness of international agreement to cut down emission. Under the cloud of this global threat, it is essential to understand the history of the theory of global warming and evidence that supports it so as to welcome renewable energies for sustainable development of the universe.
Sustainable development is accepted and defined as “The development that meets the need of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” and it has three basic arms of a magic triangle such as Environment, Economy and Social aspects.
Renewable Energy (RE) is a golden thread which is a nucleus of development of the society. Renewable or Cleaner Energy (CE) is derived from water to meet the basic need of human being.
It retards global warming and carbon emissions which can be treated as a cool solution to a hotter earth.
A consensus concern all over the world is that of the increasing trend for utilization of renewable energy. This clean energy will retard the global warming process. Renewal or clean energy is derived from water, wind, solar and bioga...
