Environmental Benefits U.S. Technology Capital / Alden Research Laboratory / Hydropower Research Foundation Inc. / Hydropower Evaluation Software / Engineering Corporation / U.S. Net / Harza Engineering Company / Normandeau Associates / MW6 U.S. Contribution U.S. / CA CO / /
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Russia / United States / Brazil / China / /
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USD / cent / /
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Environmental Issue / /
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Georgia Institute of Technology / /
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electricity / lines conduct electricity / control systems / avoided oil / electricity needs / turbine technology / fish prototype device / oil / friendly turbine technology / electricity capacity / research projects / energy / /
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CT FL / U.S. Department of Energy / IL IA / United States Army / Georgia Institute of Technology / NY ND / OK PA / Federal Energy Regulatory Commission / NM NC / AK AL / PA SC / Hydropower Research Foundation / /
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MO NE NH NM NC / /
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turbine runner / aerating runner / low head / high head / /
HOW HYDROPOWER WORKS The hydrologic cycle–water constantly moves through a vast global cycle, in which it evaporates from lakes and oceans, forms clouds, precipitates as rain or snow, then flows back to the ocean. Th