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Hydropower: Harnessing the Power of Water for a Sustainable Future

As the gates leading from Sam Rayburn Lake open, the water rushes towards the Kaplan turbines some 100’ below. The river begins to rise and swell below the dam as the ground below your feet vibrates ...
Crude Oil Prices

The Hydropower Industry Is Facing an Existential Threat

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, ...
MIT Technology Review

Droughts are cutting into California’s hydropower. Here’s what that means for clean energy.

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 ...
Grist

Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer

This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems. As 2021 drew to a close, rain and snow ...
MLive

Historic hydro plant powering eastern U.P. critical for energy transition

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Inherited power is a mighty thing; just ask the folks at Cloverland Electric Cooperative who generate an average 30 megawatts year round of electricity from a 120-year-old ...