IHI’s deep-ocean Kairyu has two counterrotating turbines. Tested in one of the world’s strongest ocean currents, a prototype generator could herald the start of a new stream of renewable energy Continue Reading
Highlights Lake Powell water supply forecast at 59% of normal Lower Colorado River Basin ranges from 58% to 97% June on-peak power forwards reach package highs May 5 Southwestern snowpack Continue Reading
Constructed four generations ago, the massive rock and clay dam at El Capitan Reservoir is capable of storing over 36 billion gallons of water, enough to supply every resident in Continue Reading
The Tapovan Vishnugad plant following a deadly landslide in 2021. With viable hydro sites scarce, dam builders around the world are pushing into high-risk areas, often based on outdated climate Continue Reading
The UK plans to invest $26 million per year into funding for tidal power. Canada is also betting big on tidal power, hoping to harness some of the world’s highest Continue Reading
Ocean boosters like to compare the kinetic energy stored in the sea to a ginormous oil reserve that’s never going to run dry. It doesn’t matter if the sun shines Continue Reading
Tidal energy could make a significant contribution to the decarbonization movement if it’s able to get off the ground and scale up to become competitive in the energy market To Continue Reading
after water levels at a California dam fell to historic lows this summer, the main hydropower plant it feeds was shut down. At the Hoover Dam in Nevada — one Continue Reading
When Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister appeared on TV earlier this week to plead with citizens to reduce their energy consumption due to a drought-induced hydropower crisis, he was not Continue Reading
As President Xi Jinping calls for greater environmental protection, officials are eager to demolish badly-planned dams. But the country will need vast amounts of clean hydroelectric power to meet its Continue Reading
