# Mechanical power transmission: Overview

Moving energy as motion or pressure, from shafts to cable cars

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/overview/

What this tile covers Moving energy as motion or pressure through shafts, ropes, hydraulics and compressed air.

#### Key facts

| **Form** | Mechanical |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Shafts, gears and belts
- Ropes, cables and chains
- Hydraulic networks
- Pneumatic (compressed-air) networks
- Pumped water

#### Also in Heat, motion and embodied energy
[DHN District heating and cooling networks](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_district_heat_net/)[HTF Heat-transfer fluids and heat pipes](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heat_carriers/)[EmE Embodied energy trade](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_embodied/)

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 More on this tile in the tabs above: how it works, efficiency and losses, technology advances, value chain, geopolitics and regulation, unit economics, impact on the biosphere.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/correlation/index.md)
- [How it works](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/explain/index.md)
- [Efficiency and losses](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/efficiency/index.md)
- [Technology advances](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/advances/index.md)
- [Value chain](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/valuechain/index.md)
- [Geopolitics and regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/geopolitics/index.md)
- [Unit economics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/economics/index.md)
- [Impact on the biosphere](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/biosphere/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_mechanical_transmission/links/index.md)