Saturday 12 September 2009

PhotoHunt: electric

Many rivers in France have the power of the water harnessed to provide electric power, and the river Creuse is no exception.


This is the dam built at Eguzon in 1926.  At the time of building it was the largest in Europe.  It produces 101 million kWh of electric power annually.



But there are others, much smaller along the same river.  This is a local electric power mill, but its origins as a mill date from 1238.  Working minimally it produces 350,000 kWh annually.



As a result of having these power stations, we can illuminate our river with electric lights.  When you enlarge this picture, you can see the local power station looking white, on the far side of the floodlit tree.  It looks rather more picturesque at night.

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19 comments:

  1. The gentle curve of the dam in the topmost photo is quite attractive as well as functional. Nice series of photos!

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  2. You captured the essence of electric!!!
    Beauty too.

    My Electric photos are HERE

    Have a wonderful Saturday.

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  3. Love how you show the source of the electric power and then present the effect! Delightful and interesting series of photos!

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  4. Nice pictures and yes, electricity is in use here.

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  5. Dam pictures is always my favourite. Mine is also on dam pictures but in Thailand and not France. Great shot there and have a nice weekend. CY.
    www.tangcyee.com

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  6. Great post - hadn't thought of dams and hydro-electric power fort this week until I saw your post! And the dam at Eguzon looks so attractively quaint but seems like it's still very useful! :)

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  7. Very lovely photos and I enjoyed reading, too. I did something similar. :)

    My Photo Hunters is up. I hope you have time to visit mine! New York Traveler.net

    Happy weekend!

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  8. Plus it gives wonderful reflections in the water in the night picture :-)

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  9. Very informative post with beautiful photos to match.

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  10. What great shots! And with good information too.

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  11. When I enlarged the last one I loved how the trees looked like they were lit up. Very beautiful!

    Thanks for visiting me.

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  12. What a beautiful sequence of photographs and informative post too. Great idea for the theme.

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  13. as usual, A., your take for the theme is interesting. the photos speak so well about human ingenuity and the small wonders in this world that contribute to humanity's well being.

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  14. An impressive take on this weeks thmem A. Happy weekend

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  15. very nice photos...u shot these yourself? i'm both impressed & jealous. would like to take up photography when i get the chance :)

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  16. Very interesting post. I love the pictures!

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  17. I love the lights along the river. So beautiful.

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  18. I'm glad you all enjoyed the shots, and thank you all for visiting. Mama mia, yes, they're my own! Do take it up. I have had no great experience - I started very timidly two years ago.

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  19. What a great contribution to the theme and also lovely nature pics - thanks for sharing!

    Happy Weekend dear blog friend :-)

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