Hydropower, a clean, renewable and reliable energy source, just became safer for fish and more efficient at generating electricity, thanks to the new turbines at Ice Harbor Lock and Dam on the ...

The Abbay River has for centuries surged through Ethiopia's highlands with immense power, carving deep gorges and sustaining agriculture and life. Yet, for generations, its potential remained largely ...

When multiple hydropower plants exist along a river, their negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity accumulate. "This is particularly of concern because over 3,000 hydropower plants, ...

The Jiji hydropower plant and the soon-to-be-completed Mulembwe facility will add 49.5MW of installed capacity to the Burundi ...

How to replace the Lower Snake River dams, and their services, is one of the most important policy questions facing the ...

Same for the colossal Columbia River hydro projects — some 125 hydro plants in all — in the Pacific Northwest that displaced scores of American Indian tribes in four states.

Run-of-river hydropower is often characterized as having minimal negative impacts on rivers and communities. However, on its own, the term provides little insight into the scope of impact from a ...

A limitation of PCMs applied to continental power grids with diverse generation portfolios is that hydropower generation is simulated without full consideration of complex river dynamics, leading to ...

The Mekong’s natural water flows began to change when China built the first of six big hydropower dams in the river’s upstream reaches. In 1995, recognizing the value of the Mekong’s waters to their ...

Despite these concerns, hydropower makes up almost one-third of renewable energy production in America—and for more than 4 million people, the health of the Colorado River dams are a direct link ...

Five hydroelectric facilities on the Connecticut River are renewing their operating licenses under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Later this summer, the public will have an opportunity ...

It is one of seven Chinese-built hydropower projects on the Nam Ou River. To make way for the dams, Lat Thahae and dozens more villages are being demolished.