After several years of limited hydropower development and high-profile cancellations of proposed dams, Brazil’s energy ...

A look behind the scenes of reporting on how Kentucky pulls power from its rivers, and the industry's vision for more.

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 ...

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 ...

Uttarakhand, referred to as the land of gods, is also known as the energy state of India. It is home to several fast-flowing ...

US colo developer Digital Realty has signed a deal with Current Hydro LLC for 500GWh of hydropower from three projects on the ...

India’s unplanned hydropower and infrastructure projects in the fragile Himalayas, like those in Joshimath and Zoji La, are causing land subsidence, wildlife threats, and environmental damage, raising ...

The hydropower sector retained access to federal tax credits in the GOP tax bill passed this summer. But the industry is ...

As Congress turns its attention to a budget reconciliation bill that could shape the nation’s energy future, it is essential not to overlook one of our most reliable and time-tested sources of ...

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

Anna Lueck / OPB Persistent drought in the West over the last two decades has limited the amount of electricity that hydropower dams can generate, costing the industry and the region billions of ...