This is the third in a series of posts about how system-scale perspectives are vital to the planning and development of sustainable power systems, including hydropower. This post will focus on how ...

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

Hydropower systems have long served as a cornerstone of renewable energy, combining traditional engineering with modern control methodologies to ensure efficiency and stability in power generation.

The approaching UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), to be held in Egypt in November, focuses attention on the pathways needed to achieve global climate targets. A rapid decarbonization of economies ...

At this year’s Clean Currents conference in Portland, OR CADSWES industry expert Tim Magee delivered a compelling presentation titled “System-Level Hydropower Flexibility” on October 9. Magee’s talk ...

Seismic analysis in hydropower projects depends on continuity from hazard definition through deformation and structural ...

Hydropower is the largest renewable source of electricity generation worldwide, accounting for 16% of electricity generation in 2019. Although there has been a recent trend towards increasing the ...

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

China has begun constructing the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project in Tibet, poised to become the world's most powerful ...

From workforce constraints to dwindling domestic manufacturing, the U.S. hydropower industry’s supply chain suffers from limited domestic capacity in the downstream and midstream sectors. A new report ...

Scientists in Australia have proposed to use a a propeller pico-hydropower turbine to recover the energy used for pumping water in a solar-powered commercial building. They have found that the mini ...