Water power technologies, including hydropower and marine energy, have an increasingly important role as the nation moves toward a clean energy economy. To encourage the public to take a closer look ...

The recent deadly flood disaster in Nepal also damaged 13 hydropower projects, revealing the risk to hydropower from glacial retreat in high mountain.

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

A Jakarta-based hydropower company aims to dam the Karama River in western Sulawesi as part of a clean energy project to help wean the country off of coal. An inundation map shows that the dam could ...

An eerie orange glow pulsed deep inside the dense Oregon forest. Normally, as Sohom Datta drove at night along these familiar wild roads, he could see nothing but his headlights flickering along ...

Hydroelectric power generation hit a 10-year high in Europe in 2024, while hydro growth in other regions—most notably China—kept the technology at the top of the list when it comes to global energy ...

(ECNS) -- The Maerdang Hydropower Station, the highest-altitude hydropower project on the Yellow River, operated by China ...

Two recent studies published in Biological Conservation and Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, led by researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) and the ...

Although climate change may bring increased precipitation to many parts of the United States, some areas may face drier conditions and lower streamflow, resulting in decreased hydropower generation.

Greenhouse-gas emissions increase when natural gas replaces hydropower during water shortages. The droughts that swept across the western US in 2021 sparked wildfires and damaged crops. But the ...