Was bedeutet Drei Schluchten Staudamm?
Der Drei-Schluchten-Staudamm schützt heute Millionen Menschen im Unterlauf vor Hochwasser. Und das 2012 fertig gestellte Wasserkraftwerk liefert jedes Jahr so viel Strom wie 50 Millionen Tonnen Braunkohle oder acht der leistungsfähigsten Atomkraftwerke der Welt.
Wie viele Atomkraftwerke ersetzt der Drei Schluchten Staudamm?
Neben der Großen Mauer ist es das zweite auch aus dem Weltall sichtbare Bauwerk. Der Drei-Schluchten-Damm am Yangtse-Fluss soll China mit sauberer Energie versorgen. Er wird dem Land 50 Millionen Tonnen Kohle jährlich ersparen oder rund 18 Atomkraftwerke ersetzen.
How tall is the Three Gorges Dam in feet?
Three Gorges Dam. A straight-crested concrete gravity structure, the Three Gorges Dam is 2,335 metres (7,660 feet) long with a maximum height of 185 metres (607 feet). It incorporates 28 million cubic metres (37 million cubic yards) of concrete and 463,000 metric tons of steel into its design.
Where did the money come from for the Three Gorges Dam?
Funding sources include the Three Gorges Dam Construction Fund, profits from the Gezhouba Dam, loans from the China Development Bank, loans from domestic and foreign commercial banks, corporate bonds, and revenue from both before and after the dam is fully operational.
How did the Three Gorges Dam affect the Siberian crane?
Of the 3,000 to 4,000 remaining critically endangered Siberian crane, a large number currently spend the winter in wetlands that will be destroyed by the Three Gorges Dam. The dam contributed to the functional extinction of the baiji Yangtze river dolphin.
When did the Three Gorges Dam flood in China?
During the 2010 South China floods in July, inflows at the Three Gorges Dam reached a peak of 70,000 m 3/s (2,500,000 cu ft/s), exceeding the peak during the 1998 Yangtze River Floods.