Local stakeholders say the project simply requires too many unacceptable impacts for the unique, and lucrative, outdoor ...

Generally speaking, it's best to ensure that water and electricity stay far away from each other. Though water itself doesn't conduct electricity very well, the ions that are in play (in swimming ...

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

To the editor: Though there are some ecological downsides to hydroelectric power, there are two big upsides. (“Is hydropower good or bad for the environment? We went to Idaho to find out,” Sept. 28, ...

Growing water demand and reduced runoff due to drought has depleted waters feeding many hydroelectric power plants around the world—sometimes causing severe power shortages, such as in Brazil and New ...

These surprisingly powerful devices can turn the power of running water into current. By Stan Horaczek Updated Apr 9, 2024 10:35 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and ...

Consumers Energy is getting out of the hydroelectric business and will sell all of its dams in Michigan the utility company announced on Tuesday. The decision came after years of deliberating, ...

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 ...

These massive—and breathtaking—structures already supply most of the nation's electricity. The Swiss are intent on harnessing even more power from the country's vast national resources. Switzerland, ...

York County groups have filed their first briefs in a court challenge to a proposed hydroelectric project that would take ...

NHPC will hold a 74 per cent equity stake in the 1720-MW Kamala hydroelectric project while the remaining 26 per cent equity will be with the Andhra Pradesh government.

The Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL) has sought an extension of the environmental clearance (EC) ...