The average U.S. hydroelectric plant has been operating for 64 years. Such a lengthy service record shows the plants have staying power. But it also invites questions about aging hydro control systems ...

Project employs technology that can be used to store and release renewable energy using even gentle slopes ...

Eaton (NYSE: ETN) is helping to modernize and upgrade an electrical system at a hydroelectric power plant in Vermont. Eaton will update and automate the power and control systems at the 6.9-MW Proctor ...

China is no stranger to massive civil engineering projects, but its latest hydropower effort is impressively large, even by ...

In Peru, hydropower is entering a period of recalibration, according to GlobalData’s Peru Power Outlook, Update 2025.

Scientists in Australia have proposed to use a a propeller pico-hydropower turbine to recover the energy used for pumping water in a solar-powered commercial building. They have found that the mini ...

Japanese startup Yumes Frontier has developed a 2.7 kW micro-hydropower system that can be used in some buildings. It can also be combined with solar to provide power for lights and surveillance ...

Hydroelectric power generation hit a 10-year high in Europe in 2024, while hydro growth in other regions—most notably China—kept the technology at the top of the list when it comes to global energy ...

The term “hydroelectric power” often brings to mind immense operations driven by purpose-built infrastructure such as dam systems and large turbines with traditionally metallic, propeller-based ...

To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.