NATS 1840 Lecture 6: Lecture 16a
22 Feb 2019
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Nats 1840 - lecture 16 - hydroelectric power. Canada produces approximately 60% of its electricity with hydro, and has approximately 90gw of installed hydro capacity, making it third largest hydroelectric energy producer in the world (behind china and brazil) Norway produces almost 100% of its energy from hydro. The james bay project is a series of hydroelectric dams on the la grande river in quebec. Other rivers were diverted into the la grande to increase water flow. When rivers are blocked to create power dams, they flood the land around the river above the dam, creating reservoirs. Some individual reservoirs on the la grande complex are over 1000 km2 in size, and some dams as tall as 50 stories, this is large scale technology. These rivers were far in the north of quebec, where populations were sparse, industrialization non-existent, and native canadian hunting and fishing a prominent part of the local economy.
