World's largest hydro-solar power plant enters full operation in China - Interesting Engineering
World's largest hydro-solar power plant enters full operation
World's largest hydro-solar power plant enters full operation in China
The high-altitude Kela photovoltaic (PV) power station in Sichuan can save over 600,000 tons of standard coal annually by combining both solar and hydropower to produce electricity.
| Jun 26, 2023 12:14 PM EST
Created: Jun 26, 2023 12:14 PM EST
World's Largest And Highest-altitude Hydro-solar Power Station Put Into Operation Liu Zhongjun / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images
Related Knowledge Center: ENERGY BASICS: hydropower
Hydropower — electricity generated by turbines capturing energy from moving water — was for many years the primary contributor of renewable energy to the U.S. electricity grid. Its growth was rapid into the 1970s, and since then has offered a stable supply of power, while a declining share of all generation. For many years, hydropower was seen as clean energy and an unalloyed good, but a greater understanding of the impact of dams on ecosystems and wildlife has led to the removal of some dams. As of 2019, hydropower trails wind as a renewable source of power generation.