Focus on Hydropower
Renewable electricity to outstrip coal next year: IEA
Electricity produced from renewable sources is set to surpass output from coal-fired plants for the first time in 2025, the IEA said Friday
Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like storms that threaten dams. And these shifts don’t follow historical trends....
Canada, U.S. govt reach in-principle agreement to update Columbia River Treaty
The deal will enable officials to update the treaty to ensure continued flood-risk management and co-operation on hydropower on the river.
Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia
The Conversation Australia: Sometimes owned by local communities, renewable energy microgrids are slowly replacing dirty diesel generators.
India races to build hydropower plants in region claimed by China: sources
India's plan to spend $1 billion to speed up construction of 12 hydropower stations in the northeastern Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh could...
American Airlines in 100 hydrogen-electric engines deal with startup
(Reuters) -American Airlines has agreed to a provisional deal for 100 hydrogen-electric engines from aviation startup ZeroAvia, the carrier said on Tuesday, to...
Newfoundland and Labrador getting help from Quebec, Ontario as wildfires grow
The community is home to approximately 700 people, as well as a hydroelectric generating station that provides power to Newfoundland and Labrador and...
Europe’s solar power surge hits prices, exposing storage needs
Mismatch between demand and supply as solar power generation soars could shift investment to much needed storage solutions
Eastern Canadian province imposes fire ban after blaze forces evacuation of town near hydroelectric power plant
The Canadian Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador imposed a partial fire ban after an out-of-control blaze forced the evacuation of a town...
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Indigenous tribes
The U.S. government acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of hydropower dams on the Columbia and Snake...
