The Pacific Northwest could see a slight increase in hydropower generation within the next 15 years, but climate change could affect how and when that energy could be used, a new study suggests. The ...
In 2009, hydroelectricity made up 80% of the electricity generated in Idaho. Last year, that number was 49%, according to reports from the Idaho Office for Energy and Mineral Resources. Drought is one ...
China is no stranger to massive civil engineering projects, but its latest hydropower effort is impressively large, even by ...
China produced 1,303 terawatt hours of hydropower in 2022, accounting for 31% of global hydropower. Norway has the highest share of hydropower in its electricity mix, at 87.5%. India is the ...
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, ...
Costa Rica, a country renowned for its renewable energy endeavors, is grappling with a significant drought. To help the situation, the country has begun electricity rationing — a move that underscores ...
The Cloverland Electric Cooperative Plant sits parallel to the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Built at the turn of the last century, the plant receives water from a canal that was cut ...
Nepal is often described as hydropower-rich but economy-poor. That description no longer reflects current realities. Nepal is ...
In its current form, the nation's electric grid largely doesn't store energy. The vast majority of electricity generated by ...
Our ISES pv magazine column in April showed that the fastest energy change in history is continuing. In 2023, solar and wind together constituted 80% of global net power capacity additions. Growth in ...
Vice President Ramsahay Prasad Yadav emphasized Nepal's focus on expanding hydropower as a means to achieve energy ...
It is 10 years since Osney Lock Hydro - the first community-owned hydro to be built on the Thames – started generating electricity. The hydro in West Oxford generates an average of 165MWh ...