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water power

1. the power latent in a dynamic or static head of water as used to drive machinery, esp for generating electricity
2. a source of such power, such as a drop in the level of a river, etc.
3. the right to the use of water for such a purpose, as possessed by a water mill
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The company said the acquisition of Open Water Power aligns with L3's growth strategy by adding an important new technology to its portfolio in the UUV market.
According to DOE estimates, water power can potentially provide 15% of our nation's electricity by 2030.
The display at the National Trust's Cragside estate in Northumberland, once Lord Armstrong's home, includes water power in action and a journey through his life.
The subjects to be discussed are including as following: Prospects of energy consumption in the ECO Region and the role of water power plants; Regional possibilities and potentials for development of water electric power plants; Method of financing of such power plants; Regional cooperation for building of headed equipment for the power plants; and Institutional and human capacity building needed for region.
He suggested the provinces to continue the quantity of water power and also to avoid any disturbance adding that canal closure should be done after different intervals.
Ecoseat is also a water saver, since it takes less water power to flush a paperless toilet.
WATER POWER FROM THE SUN: Farmers in developing countries would have been grateful to a young Teesside inventor in June 1980.
I CONCUR with Keith Hart (Your Say, January 15) regarding wave energy, but another source of energy - water power - seems to be ignored.
Visitors to the open days this Sunday and August 27 can explore the mill at their own pace, watch the wheat being milled into flour using water power and mill stones in the traditional manner, or wander around the Miller's Garden, the Mill Meadow Nature Trail or the Woodland Walk.
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