Hydropower accounts for nearly 30% of utility-scale renewable energy in the U.S., but federal hurdles may prevent older ...

C hina is preparing to install one of the most powerful impulse turbines ever built at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in ...

Turbine manufacturers have been active across most continents, carrying out extensive modernisation and equipping new hydro ...

Niagara Falls, New York, got street lighting in 1881 thanks to a dynamo attached to a turbine in a flour mill. The mid-1800s were thus the precursor to our modern hydro turbine. Now, 2,000 years after ...

Archimedes screw turbines, which run in reverse to generate electricity from flowing water, are an emerging technology for small-scale, low-head hydropower. These turbines are not only efficient but ...

The new $4.5 million power plant, located next to a dam at the southern edge of Hanover Pond, has a maximum capacity of about 200 kilowatts — or enough electricity to power 30 homes. Hydropower ...

Generally, on-farm hydropower units are classified as micro when they are below 100kW, and mini from 100kW to 1MW. Capacity is, to an extent, dictated by the geography, says Jonathan.