Generally speaking, it's best to ensure that water and electricity stay far away from each other. Though water itself doesn't conduct electricity very well, the ions that are in play (in swimming ...

Hydropower facilities are dependent on being located near sources of water, but there’s potential for further construction both inland and in coastal waters. Hydroelectric power, or hydropower, is ...

As the gates leading from Sam Rayburn Lake open, the water rushes towards the Kaplan turbines some 100’ below. The river begins to rise and swell below the dam as the ground below your feet vibrates ...

The Cloverland Electric Cooperative Plant sits parallel to the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Built at the turn of the last century, the plant receives water from a canal that was cut ...

Japan’s Ricoh has designed a micro hydropower system for sewage plants that could potentially be used in combination with ground-mounted solar or floating PV. The system features a sustainable water ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change. Drought and age ...