• Question: How fast does water need to be flowing to create electicity?

    Asked by Joseph to Ollie on 5 Mar 2020.
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      Ollie Otter answered on 5 Mar 2020:


      The flow rate of water needs to be at least 1.5 m/s to drive a water turbine to generate electricity, but preferably faster. That is the same as 5.5 km per hour or more; a brisk walking pace

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