Hydropower is the nation’s leading renewable resource — yes, that’s right, I said renewable resource. Often thought of as a “mature” technology, and often left out of the debate on spurring renewable ...

Transmission lines that carry power to electric customers. A hydropower line bringing electricity from Canada into the New England grid began commercial operations Friday. The 145-mile transmission ...

What’s more important: Tearing down dams that have decimated rivers and driven salmon and other fish toward extinction? Or letting those dams stay up, so they can keep producing carbon-free ...

As aging infrastructure meets rising demand, hydro plants are embracing modern control systems to unlock data, streamline operations, and power a more resilient, connected future. Hydro generation has ...

A busy floating market in the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam. Because reservoirs capture riverine sediment, continued construction of hydropower dams in the Mekong River basin will accelerate the erosion of ...

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

The global hydropower market is expected to reach $356.36 billion by 2031, driven by a focus on renewable energy. While China remains the industry leader globally, countries from Sweden to Canada are ...

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. Drought and age ...

Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure ...

Norway is partnering with the U.S. to advance hydropower research, innovation, and technology sharing. Statkraft is leading major hydropower plant upgrades, including $390M and $590M projects at key ...

Aerial view of a hydropower industrial complex along the Yarlung Tsangpo river - Peng Wang/Getty Images High in the Himalayas, up in the outer reaches of Tibet, China is building what is expected to ...

High in the Himalayas, up in the outer reaches of Tibet, China is building what is expected to be the world's largest hydropower project. Costing an estimated $167 billion, the enormous hydropower ...