Intro water energy.

Water has a great potential gravitational energy equal

to the product of the weight of the water multiplied by
the height of the place above sea level.

As the water flows down to the sea, the potential
energy is transformed into kinetic energy, which
gradually dissipates as a result of friction.

The exploitation of water energy is an age-old practice
(watermills). Today, water is put to use by converting it
into electric energy by means of storage systems,
creating a basin to catch the water
Hydroelectric power.
The most significant renewable energy source.

Hydropower is very efficient energy source because some
turbines can achieve efficiency of 95 % and more.

Hydropower is the force of energy of moving water.

Hydropower is clean renewable energy source that doesn't
pollute environment.

Hydropower uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity
because movement of water as it flows downstream creates
kinetic energy that can be then converted into electricity.


The falkirk wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is 35 meters tall, the equivalent of 8 double deckers
buses stacked on top of each other
The gondolas hold 500,000 liters of water, enough to fill an Olympic
swimming pool
The Wheel only uses 1.5kWh of energy to turn, the same amount as it
would take to boil 8 household kettles
Connect Central Scotland to Glasgow about 15 minute and to Edinburg
in 30 minute. And it is a tourist attractions of Scotland.
It is works on the Archimedes principle of
displacement. That is, the mass of the boat sailing
into the gondola will displace an exactly
proportional volume of water so that the final
combination of 'boat plus water' balances the
original total mass.
Ideas and concepts were numerous, and varied
from rolling eggs to tilting tanks, giant see-saw,
Ferris wheel to overhead monorails and included
some complex counterbalanced structures. The
final outcome was The Falkirk Wheel, which
successfully combines both function and design,
creating a stunning piece of working sculpture.
It is the best tourist water attraction which used the
least of energy.

Comparison .
As we all know, Ferris wheel and Hydroelectric power
are one of the general ideas for The Falkirk wheel
Lets we check the privilege of The Falkirk wheel
compared to Ferris wheel both
The Falkirk wheel do not generate power but utilize
least of current energy to turn the two Olympic
swimming pool weigh gondolas in 35 meters high. While
Ferris wheel need huge metric tones of current to
support their operation.
The Falkirk wheel have less tendency to damage the
marine life because the gondola bring along lake water
when its turn up and down, while hydroelectric power is
the courses of water pollution and marine damage.