A bridge over Soča River in Slovenia. Governments can conduct or support strategic planning exercises for energy such as Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs). These can evaluate large-scale tradeoffs ...

Explore the fascinating world of mini construction with a science project that focuses on building a model hydroelectric dam.

This is the fourth in a series of posts about how system-scale perspectives are vital to the planning and development of sustainable power systems, including hydropower. The previous post focused on ...

Hydropower has long been a core resource for the U.S. electric grid. At Argonne, computer modeling and analysis are helping to shape the industry's future. On August 24, National Hydropower Day ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Massachusetts utilities will pay more for the transmission of Canadian hydroelectricity under a new settlement designed to advance a project tied to the state’s carbon reduction ...

An African banking group announced it will finance development of a 200-MW hydropower installation along the Lufira River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is the African ...

The first unit of one of the world’s highest-elevation hydropower plants began operating in China in April. China Energy said the Maerdang hydropower station, sited at more than 16,000 feet above sea ...

The 1,720 MW storage-based scheme on the Kamala river will combine power generation with flood moderation for the Brahmaputra ...

The agreement for the 206-MW Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Project was part of over $2.5 billion in deals and commitments between African and American partners signed during the U.S.-Africa Business ...

The U.S. has a long record of extracting resources on Native lands and ignoring tribal opposition, but a decision by federal energy regulators to deny permits for seven proposed hydropower projects ...

The construction of the Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam in Peru’s Junín region should be a matter of national interest, according to a bill proposed in February that claims the project would boost ...