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Power

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Green Energy

Backgrounders

An overview of environmentally-friendly ways to generate electricity and power

Nimesh Patel

Nimesh Patel

Career Profiles

Manager, Engineering Services

Nimesh Patel is a Manager of Engineering Services for Finning Canada.
Carillon Hydroelectric Power Station, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec

Generating Electricity: Hydroelectric Power

STEM Explained

Learn how moving water can be used to generate electricity. This is called hydroelectric power generation.

How much power is generated when climbing a set of stairs?

How much power is generated when climbing a set of stairs?

Hands-on Activities

Put on your running shoes and sharpen your pencil! Investigate the mathematical connection between work and power in this hands-on activity.

Construction vehicles use hydraulics. Image © Djahan, iStockPhoto.com

Hydraulics 101

STEM Explained

Hydraulics power many of the large machines you see around you.