GUILFORD — Vermont State officials have an energy problem. In 2011, the state developed its Comprehensive Energy Plan with the goal of obtaining 90 percent of the state's energy needs from renewable ...

Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 hydropower facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine.

Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) features uniquely thick blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine to continue downstream ...

A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology for carbon-free hydropower. Emily Morris, CEO and founder ...

Hydroelectric power doesn’t get much attention in today’s discussions of how to generate electricity, particularly in a world looking to boost renewable technologies such as wind and solar. But the ...

Behind a chain link fence, Paul Jacob watches water spill over a dam on Neville Island—a 1,200-acre stretch of land in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh that’s a hive of industrial lots and chemical ...

The rush of water at Shepaug Dam may soon be matched by the quiet whine of a jet engine that, when powered up, can produce almost as much electricity as the thousands of gallons rushing through the ...

Hydropower Upgrades to Yield Added Generation at Average Costs Less Than 4 cents per kWh – Without New Dams U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $30.6 million in Recovery Act funding ...

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 ...

The Francis turbine is the most common type of water turbine used in Norwegian hydropower plants, and has been for many years. About half of the world’s Francis turbines are found in Norwegian plants.

An Arizona utility wants to build a new reservoir in the desert it says will lower its carbon footprint. There are skeptics. An Arizona energy company wants to build a new lake in the desert outside ...

Ice Harbor Lock and Dam boasts some of the most cutting-edge hydropower technology in the world. Two advanced technology turbines currently sit in the powerhouse, with a third one on the way. These ...