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hydropower

energy derived from falling or running water
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hydropower

Summary

hydropower has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • hydropower is a type of energy source[2].
  • hydropower is a type of sustainable energy[3].
  • hydropower is a type of renewable energy[4].
  • hydropower's Commons category is recorded as Hydropower[5].
  • hydropower's source of energy is recorded as potential energy[6].
  • hydropower's source of energy is recorded as kinetic energy[7].
  • hydropower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydropower[8].
  • hydropower's topic has template is recorded as Template:Hydropower[9].
  • hydropower's different from is recorded as hydroelectricity[10].
  • hydropower's history of topic is recorded as history of hydropower[11].
  • hydropower's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].
  • hydropower's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include energy source[2], sustainable energy[3], and renewable energy[4].

Why It Matters

hydropower has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] hydropower is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

sustainable energy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0449048-vodni-energie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0449048-vodni-energie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 5w ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Hydropower
    Openstreetmap tag → —
    Exact match → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P828]]: [[Q56697283]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
  3. 5w ago · Jan Sapilisan · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → energy source, sustainable energy, renewable energy
    Environment ontology id → —
    Openstreetmap tag → —
    Exact match → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q56697283 */"
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