Early this century, the Vernon Station hydropower dam on the Connecticut River generated an average of 135,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. In 2008, nearly a century after the Vermont dam was first ...

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 ...

China’s most ambitious hydropower project to date officially entered the construction phase on July 19, 2025, when Premier Li Qiang presided over a groundbreaking ceremony in Nyingchi City in the ...

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce ...

The project will help transition local industries to 100% renewable base-load energy and connect remote communities to diversified energy sources Overview of Area Projects and Transmission Map The ...

Despite admirable intentions of hydropower development projects, there is often a risk for negative environmental and social impacts. Because of the vital importance of water for ecosystems and ...

The Pracana project is the company’s first such site in the world. Image: EDP. Portuguese utility EDP has begun operations on a hybrid solar and hydropower project in Portugal, the first of its kind ...

A new 16-GW hydropower project in China and a 9-GW plant in Indonesia are among several projects being highlighted as part of Global Hydropower Day, being celebrated Oct. 11 as the hydro sector notes ...

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 ...

Greater electrification of the economy is an essential part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate policy, as set out in the emissions reduction plan. But the national electricity system depends heavily on ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $366 million for 17 projects across 20 states and 30 Tribal Nations and communities to accelerate clean energy deployment in rural and remote ...

A Texas company wants to build a $50 million hydroelectric project at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Saylorville Dam, a move it says would reduce Iowa's reliance on coal to generate electricity.