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VICTOR OLERSKIY
Member of the Board of Directors at
Russian Fishery LLC
Hydroelectricity
The History of

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Victor Olerskiy
The First Hydroelectric
Plants
The first hydroelectric power
scheme was invented in 1878,
when William Armstrong was able
to power an arc lamp at his Nor-
thumberland art gallery. The first
hydroelectric power station for
commercial use launched in 1881,
near Niagara Falls at the Schoe-
lkopf station. The Vulcan Street
Plant, which was the first Edison
hydroelectric power station, began
operation in Wisconsin in 1882.
The technology spread rapidly and
by 1889 there were approximately
200 hydroelectric plants across the
United States.
Hydroelectric power
dates back to the
Industrial Revolution,
first developed in the
late nineteenth century.
However, since ancient
times humans have
harnessed the power of
water to create energy to
perform tasks such as the
grinding of flour.

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Victor Olerskiy
White Coal
Hydroelectric power became
known as white coal by the early
twentieth century. By 1920, some
40% of the total electricity output of
the United States came from hydro-
electric sources. Today, 49% of re-
newable energy created in the Unit-
ed States comes from hydropower.
Two new hydroelectric
complexes are currently
under construction in
Russia as part of a project
to address challenges to
the shipping industry.
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Victor Olerskiy
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