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Dear students, Your group has been assigned a specific source of alternative/renewable energy.  Group 1: Solar energy Group 2: Wind energy Group 3: Biofuel Group 4: Geothermal energy As part of your project, your group will need to create a blog entry to teach your classmates about this source of energy. In your research  collect facts along with charts and graphs that contain relevant data, photographs, diagrams, flowcharts, and any other interesting information you can gather about your topic. Analyze information you collected to explain this source of energy and to address the following questions: Can this alternative/renewable energy replace fossil fuels? What are pros and cons of using this source of alternative/renewable energy? What are economic impacts of using this source of alternative/renewable energy? Design and format:   Use the type of energy source as the title of your post. Include names of the team members as the first line of your post. Blog entry needs to be high qua
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Hydroelectric Power

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Blog by John Smith and Jane Kim Hydroelectric Power Hydroelectric power, also called hydroelectric energy or hydroelectricity, is a form of energy that harnesses the power of water in motion — such as water flowing over a waterfall — to generate electricity. Hydropower uses a fuel —water — that is not reduced or used up in the process. Because the water cycle is an endless, constantly recharging system, hydropower is considered a renewable energy .  Click here to see short video on how energy is created. Hydropower plants capture the energy of falling water to generate electricity. A turbine converts the kinetic energy of falling water into mechanical energy. Then a generator converts the mechanical energy from the turbine into electrical energy. Click on the image below to explore how hydroelectric plant works through simulation. The pros and cons of using hydroelectric power (for more details click  here ) Advantages  Disadvantages Hydropower is clean and renewable Hydropower pairs
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