Jim Carter, who leads hydropower design activities in the Nashville District Civil Design Branch Mechanical and Electrical Section, said the team is working to assess all nine switchyards within the ...

A comprehensive 2021–2025 rehabilitation programme has transformed Kyrgyzstan’s Toktogul Hydropower Plant into a modernised, higher-capacity facility that strengthens regional power security and ...

Portugal’s Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex – one of Europe’s largest and most advanced hydropower developments – unites high-head pumped storage, multi-reservoir regulation and deep underground ...

Hydropower is a renewable energy source derived from flowing water. Its history can be traced as far back as ancient Greece, where 2,000 years ago waterpower was used to operate wheels for grinding ...

Hydropower is the world’s biggest source of renewable energy, generating about 16% of the global electricity supply. And it will continue to play a key role as the world looks to meet net-zero targets ...

Goals should be lofty. They should inspire us to achieve the things that are just beyond our reach. Decarbonizing our national electricity grid is a worthy aspiration, and getting there is attainable.

In this civil engineering-focused article, Emily Newton discusses how high-tech improvements can influence fluid control and related areas, spotlighting the role of valves and other components ...

A multi-year, multibillion-dollar undertaking on China’s Jinsha River has achieved several “firsts” for the hydropower sector, earning POWER’s highest honor thanks to its development, design, and ...

Despite the still sluggish economy, Broomfield, Colo.-based MWH Global is coming off its best year ever, with $1.6 billion in worldwide revenue for 2012. The wet-infrastructure and water-engineering ...

Over 40 percent of the country’s people -- most living in the rural areas -- do not have access to electricity. One-third of Indian businesses cite expensive and unreliable power as one of their main ...

Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) features uniquely thick blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine to continue downstream ...