Hydroelectric Power (8 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: Very Good. 31 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: Institution of Civil Engineers; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This non-fiction book explores the viability of small-scale hydropower as an energy source for the state of North Carolina. It delves into the physical characteristics and location of potential sites, assessing their economic value and potential applications. The author analyzes the historical context and discusses how using this renewable resource could contribute to the state's energy independence. The book examines the interplay between small-scale hydropower development and public utilities, highlighting areas where policy changes could encourage investment in this sector. By providing insights into the potential and challenges of harnessing small-scale hydropower, this book aims to stimulate further discussion and action towards a more sustainable energy future. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Ex-Library with the usual markings. This book has been re-bound, hard-bound in red buckram with a printed paper label and white manuscript library lettering on the upper cover, and gilt stamping on the spine. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean with folding maps, one of which is torn/laid-in.…

Two volumes, large 8vo; pp. 605, [1] blank, with one double-page table at p. 178 and one plate at p. 330, together with 89 text engravings and graphs; pp. 666, [2] blank, with folding chromolithograph map, a heliogravure portrait, and with 306 text engravings, graphs and half-tone images; volume one printed on different paper stock and slightly more browned, volume II on china coated paper, with faint dampstain affecting the upper margins of final 60 pages, but which has led to some adhering of paper, some light abrasions, and pp. 651-653 still stuck together at uppder margin, further occasional soiling to both volumes, otherwise clean and crisp; in the original green fine grained publisher's cloth, upper covers lettered in silver, head and tail of spines a little bumped and rubbed with some minor cockling, with slight dink to upper margin of upper cover of vol II, covers a little soiled, corners bumped, book-blocks very slightly shaken due to the weight and size. First edition of this extremely comprehensive and detailed illustrated account of the first 'Congrès de la Houille Blanche' held in Grenoble in 1902, organised by the 'Syndicat des propriétaires et industriels possédant ou exploitant des forces motrices hydrauliques', discussing the technical, economical and legal issues surrounding the development, concessions, rights of use, and potential of 'white coal' - the metaphorical term coined in 1889 by the entrepreneur and paper-maker Aristide Bergès (1833-1904) to describe the pure energy resource of mountain rivers and glaciers which could be harnessed to create renewable 'clean' hydroelectric power. Though hydropower had long been used for grinding grain and flour, it was not until the late 19th century that it came to be used as an electricity source. In 1878 the world's first hydroelectric power scheme was developed at Cragside in Northumberland by William Armstrong to power a a single arc lamp. The first Edison hydroelectric power station began operating in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1882, with an output of about 12.5 kilowatts. By 1886 there were 45 hydroelectric power stations in the US and Canada. In Europe, Grenoble was to become the centre of electrification from the start of electrical power generation. In 1883 Marcel Depréz succeeded in transmitting direct current over a distance of 14km to Grenoble. The driving force however, was to be Aristide Bergés, who became the voice of the developing industry, being one of the first to adopt hydropowered electrical turbines for paper manufacture, and indeed building a dam to help expand his business. An excellent communicator, he is remembered for his famous speech given at the Paris World's Fair in 1889, who coined the term 'white coal' to 'fire the imagination and report intensely that the mountains and glaciers, which provide the driving forces, are just as valuable for their region and for the state as the coal from the depths'. He strongly believed that such technical progress should also be used for social progress, and had electricity installed in the houses of Lancey, as well as founding in 1896 the Société d'éclairage électrique du Grésivaudan which supplied low-cost electricity to the valley and supplied the tram line from Grenoble to Chapareillan. It's potential was soon recognised and seized upon by the Grenoble authorities, both municipal, industrial, and indeed academic and legal, who began working together to further development. In 1899 the Grenoble Electrotechnical Institute was created with links to the University, and that year also saw the formation of the Société générale Force et Lumière (SGFL), which became one of the leading hydroelectric power companies. The region thus saw the creation of new professions and industries through the development of public works, the construction of dams, the rise of cement factories, the manufacture of turbines and electrical equipment, improved transportation, and the development of electrochemical and electrometal.…

Condition: Excellent. A small collection of real photo postcards documenting the construction of the Canyon (or Big Meadows) Dam on the North Fork Feather River in Plumas County, California. The dam, a project of the Great Western Power Company, was built between 1912 and 1914 to provide hydroelectric power and water to the Sacramento Valley. The project flooded the Big Meadows valley, creating Lake Almanor and displacing Indigenous Maidu residents of the valley along with parts of the town of Prattville. The postcards are captioned on the verso, with some captioned on the negative as well. The photographer, R.C. Gibbs, was a pile driver operator; two shots show massive pile drivers and have captions pointing out on which level of the driver Gibbs was standing. Other shots include a view of the workers' camp, one of the meadows opening out from the river early on in the project, a view of the construction taken from above, and a Speedwell truck hauling supplies through Keddie, California. The latter has an unsent note to a friend, connecting Gibbs to a network of laborers in California: "Friend Happy, Rec'd your card a day or two ago. Very glad to hear you landed something in Butte also Morgan. Have not heard from Greaves nor Kennedy since June 7th. They both had a job promised at Immigrant [Emigrant] Gap. Had a letter from both Mrs's Lord & Tyler. Mrs. L. is in Frisco. Sharkey is in Alameda. Regards to Mike D. + yourself. R.C. Gibbs. P.S. The dry dock has started up again. The goverment was going to take the job away from the Dredging Co. if they did not do something, so Mrs. Tyler Wrote." (June 25, 1913) Of interest to historians of early California water infrastructure. Six real photo postcards measuring 3 ½ x 5 ½ inches.…

A photo album belonging to an unknown Southern California family; license plates date the album to about 1914 to 1921. Most of the photographs are of family life, including farm work: piles of hay; cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and horse-drawn plows; gigantic watermelons; and family members posing outside vineyards and in cornfields. The family also documented their car and their recreational activities, including swimming, hiking, and fishing, picnics, and carriage rides. It appears that they were quite proud of their car, and were frequent "auto-campers." They seem to have taken a trip to Mexico or the Southwest, as some shots show wide desert landscapes, Joshua trees, and low, Spanish colonial-era buildings. Identifiable subjects include the ferry boat Ramona; the Rose Parade in Pasadena (showing Culver City, Pasadena, and Glendale floats); San Gorgonio Mountain, Half Dome, and the Wawona Tree, a giant sequoia in Yosemite; and the Fairview Farm Club paradea line of cars driving down a dirt road, the first decorated with cornstalkswhich is probably related to the ranching development located between Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. Someone in the family had an interest in hydroelectric power, as many shots show ongoing or completed hydroelectric works projects in Southern California. Several show the Southern California Edison Big Creek plant. Located in the Sierra Nevada, the Pacific Light & Power Corporation began the Big Creek project in 1910 to provide power to the growing metropolis of Los Angeles. The photographs in this album appear to include both exterior and interior shots. Another set of shots show a dam under construction; this may be Devil's Gate Dam on the Arroyo Seco, which was constructed in 1920. Of interest to historians of Southern California in the early twentieth century, and some of its public works projects. Photo album measuring 10 x 12 inches, containing approximately 360 photographs. Photos are approximately 3 ½ x 4 ½ and smaller with very good to excellent contrast. Album with wear to covers and edges of pages; photos generally excellent to Near Fine.…