World's Life Safety Net .eTwinning | Page 16

Water energy

It is one of the oldest forms of electricity generation in terms of hydroelectric benefits. Centuries later, this energy was used to power domestic power lifts, spinning mills and performing mechanical tasks such as grinding grains. It has since been developed primarily for use in electricity generation.

Hydroelectric is undoubtedly the world's leading source of electricity. In fact, it produces about a fifth of the world's electricity. The consumption of energy produced from hydroelectric energy continues to increase rapidly. As can be expected, electricity obtained from hydroelectric power plants is mainly used in countries with abundant water resources. As a matter of fact, today it is one of the cheapest energy types with its hydroelectric benefits. When the infrastructure required to generate energy is available, the energy of the running water is completely free to use.

Bilgen ALÇİÇEK Hamdi Helvacıoğlu Primary School