Hydraulic energy, simply water-powered energy. It utilizes the force and current of water to turn motors that will generate a continuous amount of energy. It's not an infinite amount of energy but it will remain continuous for a long time. Take the Hoover Dam. It wasn't made just for show and tell (well maybe it was), it was made to generate electricity. Here is how it all works:
When the dam is completely built there is a large storage of water against that immense wall. There is an intake valve for the water to go through. The water then travels down one of the many channels to a generator. Due to the speed and strength of the current, the generator is allowed to make a large quantity of electricity at a time. During that process, the electric current flows through the power lines where the will transported to power plant to be distributed elsewhere. After the current has flowed through the generator, the tailgater flows out into a more controlled river flow. The pros of this amazing, fuel saving solution is that it gives large quantities of clean electricity. The cons of this solution are very high to say the least. Before the dams are built, engineers and construction workers must seek out a large river and or a lake. They must then build the dam on top of it. This construction destroys much of the surrounding area and drastically changes the habitat of the fellow creatures that live there. This solution is also one of the most expensive solutions out there. So for the payoff for these dams to last, these need to last a couple decades to pull off the debt.
This could be our solution but it could also be easily cast aside. There are other uses for hydraulic energy, but on a much smaller scale.
Water mills, to grind up corn and wheat.
Hydraulic Energy is a great fuel saver. But what we lose is great amount of money because of it. We may not be using this on the large scale much, but what we gain from it could last a lifetime.
