ABSTRACT

This chapter examines the direct role of water for the generation of power and electricity. The use of water dams to generate hydroelectricity has been practiced for a long time. Water has been used for a long time to directly generate energy and power through hydroelectricity. In this process, electricity is generated by hydropower, the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. In many situations, water at the lower level reservoir is pumped back to the higher level reservoir. Thus, when there is a higher demand, water is released back into the lower reservoir through a turbine. Enhanced oil and gas recovery methods increase the risk of the gas hydrate formation. Process equipment and multiphase transfer lines from wellhead to the production platform where low-temperature and high-pressure conditions exist are prone to hydrate formation.