For nearly a century, the Kelley’s Falls Dam in Manchester, New Hampshire, generated as much as 2,400 megawatt-hours of electricity per year. When the small hydroelectric station in a downtown park ...

As aging infrastructure meets rising demand, hydro plants are embracing modern control systems to unlock data, streamline operations, and power a more resilient, connected future. Hydro generation has ...

The Pacific Northwest could see a slight increase in hydropower generation within the next 15 years, but climate change could affect how and when that energy could be used, a new study suggests. The ...

In its current form, the nation's electric grid largely doesn't store energy. The vast majority of electricity generated by ...

Hydropower, the largest source of clean energy, is facing an existential threat due to climate change-induced droughts. Droughts in China, Brazil, the US, and Europe have significantly reduced ...

With rising global energy demand and more frequent extreme weather, the need for reliable, flexible, and clean power has never been more urgent. As wind and solar dominate global investment in ...

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The light-colored bathtub ring around Lake Mead shows how much water level has dropped because of drought. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

Adding batteries to hydropower facilities could extend dam lifespan and unlock new revenue according to PNNL study ...

Hundreds of Norwegian hydropower plants threaten fish and bottom-dwelling animals by exposing them to water that is oversaturated with air. The danger increases with wilder, wetter weather and more ...

Help us pay for in-depth stories like this one by becoming a Seven Days Super Reader. The Green River Reservoir cast its spell on Bryn Davis five years ago, and he and his family have been back every ...

Hundreds of miles from China’s populous coastline, a sharp bend in a remote Himalayan river is set to become the centerpiece of one of the country’s most ambitious – and controversial – infrastructure ...