The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011 (S. 629) was introduced last week by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). The ...

On March 9 the town of Carbondale notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission it plans to install a micro hydropower turbine in a pipe leading to its municipal water treatment plant on Nettle ...

A hydroelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of running water. Now you can not only find stationary larger-scale hydroelectric generators but also portable micro ...

* The world’s total gross theoretical river power capability is over 40,000 TWh/yr. * Estimated Global Tidal Power Potential is 3,700 GW. * The total energy generation potential of waves breaking on ...

In a region where climate disasters have turned survival into a daily struggle, the inauguration of a 500kW community-run micro-hydro powerhouse in Ghizer’s Umalsat valley signals a rare and radiant ...

The 70 kW Ghatte Micro hydro Project is benefiting 108 households from six villages in the Everest region. Ani, a restaurant cum lodge owner has made the energy switch from fuel wood and kerosene to ...