In geography what dos H.E.P stand for?

Answer 1

Hydro electric power.
Water is captured in mountainous regions from run off and periodically dumped through turbines to generate electricity. Its fairly green, and can go from0% to 100% utilisation in 15 seconds. eg Dinorwic, Cruachan.

Power companies like this to provide massive power boosts to the grid at peak tv viewing times. eg on Christmas day if there's a big film on, then an advert break, a lot of people simultaneously flush the loo (needing power at pumping stations) and put the kettle on. Sometimes they might even use excess capacity on the grid to pump water back up into the lake. The other generating systems are coal, gas, and nuclear, and these take much longer to adjust to demand.

In some countries, I believe Norway is an example, a HEP station is sited near a large electricity users such as an aluminium/iron smelter. That means that a lot of power is available right next to where its needed, avoiding waste in transmission. Think of the film Heroes of Telemark - the heavy water factory was next to a HEP station.

Answer 2

Define Hep

Answer 3

Hydro electro power...generated by using gravitational potential energy to turn a turbine (with water by the way) in a rivers natural course...for example on Dams etc

Answer 4

Hydro - Electric Power
that is, electricity generated by means of water.
usually what happens is the water is used to turn wheels which generates energy, which is then stored and used as electricity

Answer 5

Hydroelectric power

Answer 6

This:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep/aboutus.htm

or

Hydroelectric power

Answer 7

I'm not sure... can you give me a bit more information?

If I believe: High Energy (Particle)

I hope this helps