Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

Cromford’s eighteenth century water wheel in England and China’s impressive Three Gorges Dam are subtly connected. Even ...

A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” ...

Montgomery County Commissioners on Nov. 10 amended the contract and advertised a request for proposals related to the project ...

A new hydroelectric project that promises to transform energy in Nunavut’s capital has been fast-tracked by the federal ...

Hydro Energy, a wholly-owned unit of Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY) has announced the final investment decision for its largest hydropower development in more than 20 years with c ...

Hydropower projects frequently face resistance from environmental groups for a variety of reasons. One of the more common objections to hydro is the high turbine-induced mortality of fish. The passage ...

First Gen Corp. is beefing up its hydro portfolio with 213 megawatts (MW) of new hydro power projects with an estimated investment of $652 million. “From our current portfolio of three major hydro ...

Blocked passages for fish and turbine-induced mortality of downstream migrating fish are major environmental issues for hydropower projects. Direct spillage is one method to protect downstream fish ...

This story appeared first in WFAE's weekly climate newsletter, which is out Thursdays. Sign up at WFAE.org/newsletters. Duke Energy recently celebrated a big birthday ...

Consumers Energy announced they are looking to sell their dams to Confluence Hydro. The utility said the sale to Confluence Hydro would ensure the dams will continue to operate safely. They expect the ...