A Morgantown Lock and Dam hydroelectric power project first pitched more than a decade ago is still very much alive according ...

A major new transmission line that can bring renewable electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is finally, after a whole lot ...

Blocked passages for fish and turbine-induced mortality of downstream migrating fish are major environmental issues for hydropower projects. Direct spillage is one method to protect downstream fish ...

Fish could soon be migrating downstream with greater safety and in greater numbers because of a new hydro turbines design developed by Alden Research Laboratory and Concepts/NREC. Design of the new ...

Water leaking into an aging and shuttered city hydro-electric generating facility at the O'Shaughnessy Dam, near the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and other construction issues have put a city project to ...

China has begun constructing the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project in Tibet, poised to become the world's most powerful hydroelectric facility. Approved in December 2024 and launched on July 19, 2025 ...

Despite renewable energy benefits, traditional hydropower methods have been criticized for disrupting ecosystems and harming aquatic life. Natel Energy, a US company specializing in hydro turbines, ...

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as ...