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This video showcases a mini hydroelectric dam construction project and explores the science behind it. #MiniConstruction ...
After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.
Zanskar uses AI to identify hidden geothermal systems—and claims it has found one that could fuel a power plant, the first ...
The invasion threatens more than water. Clams could foul dam intakes and reduce hydroelectric efficiency in a river that generates 13% of New Zealand’s power.
A hydroelectric facility that first came online in 1903 stands as a testament to early 20th-century hydroelectric engineering ...
Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical ...
China begins construction of a mega dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River: a colossal project that is raising fears downstream in ...
MUIR, Mich. — Neighbors across Michigan are learning more about Consumers Energy's sale of 13 hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro for just $13, one dollar each. SEE MORE: Consumers Energy set to ...
NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County’s vision to have the Norristown Dam run on hydroelectric power has hit a snag as an existing contract was revised, requiring $400,000. The item was included in an ...
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 ...