Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of moving water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes.
Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electric power, hydropower was used for irrigation, and operation of various machines, such as watermills, textile machines, sawmills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts.Another method used a trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water, which could then be used to power other machinery at a distance from the water.
Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electric power, hydropower was used for irrigation, and operation of various machines, such as watermills, textile machines, sawmills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts.Another method used a trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water, which could then be used to power other machinery at a distance from the water.
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