{"id":40156,"date":"2021-06-29T09:58:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/energy-101-hydropower\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:29:52","slug":"energy-101-hydropower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/fr\/energy-101-hydropower\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c9nergie 101 : l'hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40156\" class=\"elementor elementor-40156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2a98c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f2a98c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6ce62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6ce62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>La s\u00e9rie Energy 101 de MCE se concentre sur le pourquoi et le comment des \u00e9nergies renouvelables afin que vous puissiez en apprendre davantage sur des concepts tels que les avantages de la biomasse et la science derri\u00e8re l'\u00e9nergie solaire.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8588211 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8588211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec34a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ec34a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLa force de l'eau en mouvement est utilis\u00e9e comme source d'\u00e9nergie depuis plus de deux mill\u00e9naires. Les centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques que nous utilisons aujourd'hui exploitent l'\u00e9nergie cin\u00e9tique de l'eau en mouvement et la transforment en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9. En 2019, jusqu'\u00e0 35,4% des Light Green de services \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques de MCE provenaient de sources d'\u00e9nergie hydro\u00e9lectriques.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2d6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e2d6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hydropower-graph-1024x582.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hydropower-graph-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hydropower-graph-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hydropower-graph-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hydropower-graph.jpg 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98429e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98429e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Quels sont les avantages de l'hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 ?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>C'est l'un des\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroreview.com\/business-finance\/hydropower-remains-the-lowest-cost-source-of-electricity-globally\/#gref\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"le moins cher - ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.hydroreview.com\/business-finance\/hydropower-remains-the-lowest-cost-source-of-electricity-globally\/#gref\">le moins cher<\/a>\u00a0les sources d'\u00e9nergie.<\/li><li>Il est fiable et peut produire de l'\u00e9nergie en permanence.<\/li><li>Les centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques sont extr\u00eamement efficaces et peuvent convertir jusqu'\u00e0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvic.com\/content\/facts_about_hydropower.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"90% - Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"http:\/\/www.wvic.com\/content\/facts_about_hydropower.cfm\">90%<\/a>\u00a0d'\u00e9nergie en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/li><li>L'hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 ne produit pas de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre ni de d\u00e9chets.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Quels sont les inconv\u00e9nients de l'hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 ?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>L'\u00e9nergie hydro\u00e9lectrique d\u00e9pend du niveau de l'eau et fluctue en fonction des pr\u00e9cipitations.<\/li><li>Il perturbe les habitats naturels, la migration des poissons et les plantes et animaux indig\u00e8nes.<\/li><li>La construction de r\u00e9servoirs et de barrages peut entra\u00eener le d\u00e9placement de communaut\u00e9s et augmenter le risque d'inondation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fdb12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18fdb12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6805162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6805162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"28\" data-lineheight=\"34.44px\">Comment l'\u00e9nergie hydraulique est-elle transform\u00e9e en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9 ?<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-658b39b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"658b39b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8114e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8114e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Barrage hydro\u00e9lectrique<\/strong><\/p><p>Les barrages hydro\u00e9lectriques remplissent un r\u00e9servoir en limitant l'\u00e9coulement de l'eau en aval. L'eau s'\u00e9coule en aval par une petite ouverture dans le barrage, o\u00f9 elle fait tourner des turbines et g\u00e9n\u00e8re de l'\u00e9nergie m\u00e9canique. Un g\u00e9n\u00e9rateur convertit ensuite l'\u00e9nergie m\u00e9canique en \u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2130d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2130d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-1-3-hydro-1-400x227-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5476\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-1-3-hydro-1-400x227-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-1-3-hydro-1-400x227-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/4-1-3-hydro-1-400x227-1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b00e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b00e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stockage par pompage<\/strong><\/p><p>Le pompage-turbinage est un type de centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique qui permet de stocker l'\u00e9nergie produite par les ressources \u00e9oliennes et solaires pendant les p\u00e9riodes de faible demande, jusqu'\u00e0 ce qu'elle soit n\u00e9cessaire. L'\u00e9nergie \u00e9olienne ou solaire est utilis\u00e9e pour pomper l'eau en amont d'un r\u00e9servoir lorsque la demande d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 est faible et que la production d'\u00e9nergie est \u00e9lev\u00e9e. L'eau est lib\u00e9r\u00e9e et fait tourner des turbines lorsqu'elle redescend pour produire de l'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pendant les p\u00e9riodes de forte demande.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a30539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a30539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/mcecleanenergy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/alt116.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5549\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b83c453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b83c453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Centrales au fil de l'eau<\/strong><\/p><p>Les centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques au fil de l'eau utilisent l'\u00e9coulement naturel de l'eau dans une rivi\u00e8re plut\u00f4t qu'un grand r\u00e9servoir. Comme elles ne stockent pas l'eau, les centrales au fil de l'eau d\u00e9pendent du niveau d'eau saisonnier et ont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement une capacit\u00e9 de production plus faible. Ces centrales ont une empreinte environnementale plus faible que les barrages hydro\u00e9lectriques et sont moins susceptibles de provoquer des inondations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34eb879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34eb879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"28\" data-lineheight=\"34.44px\">Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre les grandes et les petites centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques ?<\/h2><p>Les centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques varient en taille et en capacit\u00e9 de production. Les grandes centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques sont des barrages \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle qui ont une capacit\u00e9 de plus de\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/water\/types-hydropower-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"30 m\u00e9gawatts - Ouvrir dans un nouvel onglet\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/water\/types-hydropower-plants\">30 m\u00e9gawatts<\/a><u>,<\/u>\u00a0alors que les petites centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques produisent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement moins de 10 m\u00e9gawatts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c9f6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70c9f6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"28\" data-lineheight=\"34.44px\">Pourquoi les grandes centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques ne sont-elles pas consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme une source d'\u00e9nergie renouvelable ?<\/h2><p>Les petites et grandes centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques sont consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme des sources d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 sans carbone. Les petites centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques sont \u00e9galement consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme renouvelables. En revanche, les grandes centrales ne sont pas consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme renouvelables dans l'\u00c9tat de Californie parce qu'elles perturbent l'environnement. Les ressources sans carbone telles que les petites et grandes centrales hydro\u00e9lectriques jouent un r\u00f4le important en aidant MCE et la Californie \u00e0 atteindre leurs objectifs climatiques.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76daf27 content-align-cta-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"76daf27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-basic bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n        <h3 class=\"title eael-cta-heading\">Faits amusants<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/energyexplained\/hydropower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jusqu'en 2019<\/a>En 2008, l'hydro\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 \u00e9tait la plus grande source d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 renouvelable aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/li><li>La plus ancienne centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique des \u00c9tats-Unis est la\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/783966\/oldest-us-hydropower-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centrale hydro\u00e9lectrique de Whiting<\/a>\u00a0dans le Wisconsin, qui a commenc\u00e9 ses activit\u00e9s en 1891.<\/li><li>Les chutes du Niagara sont la plus grande source d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 de l'\u00c9tat de New York, produisant suffisamment d'\u00e9lectricit\u00e9 pour \u00e9clairer la ville de New York.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoniagara.com\/attractions\/hydro_power\/index.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">24 millions d'ampoules \u00e9lectriques<\/a>\u00a0imm\u00e9diatement.<\/li><\/ul><a class=\"cta-button cta-preset-1\"><\/a>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba8006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dba8006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVous cherchez d'autres blogs sur l'\u00e9nergie 101 ? 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