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Energyminer’s River Turbines Are Real. The Cheap Baseload Claim Needs Operating Data.

Energyminer has something much better than a rendering. Its Energyfish is a small floating hydrokinetic turbine, mostly underwater, anchored in a river current, sending power to sh...

Self-Own #837: High Tech Hydropower Transmission Trips Up Trump’s Fossil Fuel Fantasy

Hitachi Energy's new HVDC Light® technology is at work behind the scenes of a massive new hydropower transmission line connecting New York City to Canada. The post Self-Own #837: H...

Germany’s First Swarm Power Plant Generates Electricity Without a Dam

The Rhine River in Germany is now home to the world’s first operational swarm power plant, a system that reimagines how we harness hydropower. Unlike traditional setups that rely o...

Harnessing Solar and Hydropower: A Path to Energy Sovereignty for Irrigation Communities

As the global agricultural sector strives to decouple from volatile conventional energy markets, solar power has emerged as an increasingly pivotal player. Its appeal lies not only...

UK study finds floating solar can generate hydrogen and save water on reservoirs

Researchers assessed floating solar PV combined with hydrogen production on UK reservoirs using simulation tools, modeling electricity generation, electrolysis, and end-use applica...

Record curtailment and temperatures in Europe indicate clear need for energy storage

The 2026 World Hydropower Outlook, released by the International Hydropower Association, highlights Europe’s growing recognition of hydropower as a strategic pillar of the continen...

India eyes 100GW as global hydropower shifts to ‘water battery’: Report

The 2026 Global Hydropower Outlook says China continues to dominate global hydropower development, with more than 300GW, including 218GW of pumped storage, under construction

14-story tall cylinder could generate electricity from ocean waves

New 339-mile transmission line brings Canadian hydropower to NYC

The Champlain-Hudson line is expected to meet up to 20% of New York City’s electricity needs, bringing clean energy from Montreal to the Astoria Energy Complex in Queens.

First hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead

Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plansBusiness live – latest updatesThe energy regulator has given...

El Niño dry spell hits hydroelectricity generation, burdening power grid

Generation from hydroelectric plants fell almost 21% from a year earlier, the steepest drop since February 2024, data from power ministry showed

Romania’s Hidroelectrica plans 100 MW of floating PV parks and storage batteries on Olt River

Romania’s state-controlled Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O) aims to install supplementary floating photovoltaic parks on the reservoirs of five hydropower plants it operates on the Lowe...

Water-based renewable projects gain momentum

Floating solar power is rapidly emerging as one of the renewable energy sector’s fastest-growing technologies, with governments and utilities increasingly deploying photovoltaic (P...

How small hydropower can compete with solar PV

Can micro hydropower be a solution for remote energy access, especially in developing countries? And what standards are required?

Hydraulic storage proves more cost-effective than batteries for PV irrigation

Researchers in Spain found that hydraulic storage can be more cost-effective than batteries for photovoltaic irrigation systems, while combined storage maximizes self-sufficiency....

FKG Group awarded interim civils works for Borumba pumped hydro project

Queensland Hydro has appointed FKG Group to deliver the interim civils package for the proposed Borumba pumped hydro project.

USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam

The largest renewable energy infrastructure project in US history is fully operational. The SunZia project is expected to generate and deliver more power than the Hoover Dam and be...

India targets 100 GW pumped storage boom in major clean energy push

The 2026 World Hydropower Outlook, released by the International Hydropower Association, highlights South and Central Asia’s growing role as one of the world’s fastest-growing hydr...

Experimental bathtub: the remote lake island trying wave power to boost energy security

Researchers on Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan, are trying to find a more reliable form of power using local resourcesBeaver Island sits in the middle of the northernmost end of La...

Oman’s mega pumped hydro bet: Investing in a 100-year energy asset

CONRAD PRABHUA new upper reservoir planned atop Jabal Abyadh is emerging as the defining engineering feature of Oman’s landmark 2-GW Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project, a d...

Three hydro-power projects in Highlands given green light by regulator

THREE new Scottish hydro-power projects have moved closer to development after receiving provisional support from the UK’s energy regulator ...

Oman studies first pumped hydro energy project

MUSCAT, JUNE 29Oman's power sector authorities are studying the feasibility of developing the Sultanate's first Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project, which would harness the....

Oman awards 500 MW solar, 2 GW pumped hydro contracts

Oman has entered into agreements with two consortia led by France's EDF for the development of a 500 MW solar project and 2 GW pumped hydro facility, which is set to be the largest...

Doka helps upgrade hydro plant

TRS Formwork has used Doka's Radius Top 50 system to support the building of a new plinth at SSE Renewables Lochay Hydro Power Station in Perthshire.