ZerAx ® WATER POWERED BY ZERAX ® TOTAL ENERGY-RETROFIT OF SIMA POWER STATION ABOUT THE PROJECT Hydropower or water power is pow- er generated by falling water or fast running water. The principle is used in hydro-electric power stations all over the world. The cost of hydroelectricity is relatively low, making it a competitive source of renewable energy. Interest- ingly, a hydro station consumes no water, unlike coal or gas plants. The second largest hydro-electric pow- er station in Norway, the Sima Power Station is located in Eidfjord in Horda- land and is surrounded by fjords, which are so characteristic of the Norwegian landscape. The main hall of the power station is placed 700 metres inside a mountain. It measures an impressive 200 m in length, is 20 m wide and 40

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