This story appeared first in WFAE's weekly climate newsletter, which is out Thursdays. Sign up at WFAE.org/newsletters. Duke Energy recently celebrated a big birthday ...

The installation of floating solar plants in reservoirs may be an opportunity to increase the efficiency and use of hydroelectric power plant infrastructure already in operation as an alternative to ...

TULSA, Okla. — Hydroelectric power remains a cornerstone of renewable energy production worldwide, leveraging the natural force of water to generate electricity. One key aspect of maintaining ...

A Massachusetts company’s plans to build small hydroelectric generating plants at three Lehigh Valley canals has gone at a leisurely pace, as unhurried as the modern-day canal boat pulled, these days, ...

LAKE CUSHMAN — Apples, evergreens and water rushing over colossal-sized concrete: few things are as iconic in Washington as the dams wedged in rivers that make the state the nation's largest producer ...

China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam. The ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the role of hydroelectric power in the region’s renewable energy push during a Thursday media tour of Bonneville Dam. The Corps hosted the event to mark ...

Japan’s Ricoh has designed a micro hydropower system for sewage plants that could potentially be used in combination with ground-mounted solar or floating PV. The system features a sustainable water ...

Funds managed by Apollo Global Management have agreed to purchase one of the nation’s largest hydroelectric power providers, the latest in a series of big investments in data centers and the ...

In May, U.S. national laboratories Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) partnered with regulated utility Idaho Power to determine the viability of ...

Learn how root cause analysis and integrated data prevent hydropower bearing failures, reduce costly downtime, and improve ...