Early this century, the Vernon Station hydropower dam on the Connecticut River generated an average of 135,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. In 2008, nearly a century after the Vermont dam was first ...

61% of hydropower dams worldwide will be in river basins with high to extreme risk of water scarcity, floods or both by 2050 Climate change will dramatically increase the frequency of floods and ...

Despite admirable intentions of hydropower development projects, there is often a risk for negative environmental and social impacts. Because of the vital importance of water for ecosystems and ...

A multi-year, multibillion-dollar undertaking on China’s Jinsha River has achieved several “firsts” for the hydropower sector, earning POWER’s highest honor thanks to its development, design, and ...

Most of Brookfield’s revenue in the second quarter of the year was driven by its hydropower projects, rather than its solar facilities. Image: Brookfield Renewable. US independent power producer (IPP) ...

A new 16-GW hydropower project in China and a 9-GW plant in Indonesia are among several projects being highlighted as part of Global Hydropower Day, being celebrated Oct. 11 as the hydro sector notes ...

The project will help transition local industries to 100% renewable base-load energy and connect remote communities to diversified energy sources Overview of Area Projects and Transmission Map The ...

The New South Wales (NSW) government has identified six renewable energy projects, including three large-scale pumped hydro schemes and a trio of electricity transmission projects as high priority ...

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has completed three hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 63 megawatts using its own resources, a move expected to generate Rs4.4 billion in annual revenue ...

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce ...

The new small run-of-river hydropower project on Juniper Creek in Eagle River that was featured in the Anchorage Daily News a few weeks ago is a fine example of responsibly harvesting our local ...