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Using hydropower to power phones overnight - Coggle Diagram
Using hydropower to power phones overnight
Water wheel
Advantages
Can be used at areas with rapid water flow (white waters) or relatively flat water flow
They are easy to install
Disadvantages
It must be placed in the centre of a body of water (depending on the discharge of the river/stream) however, this could be obstructing to any wildlife and natural views/landscapes
Depending on size, they would only generate small amounts of energy
Existing products
Water turbine
Existing products
Advantages
They are easy to install
They are small and lightweight and therefore portable
Disadvantages
They only generate very small amounts of electricity
They would have to be very sturdy in order to not break if the discharge of a body of water is high