April 29th, 2025
Via BBC, a look at how a warming world could threaten the future of hydropower: Hydroelectricity is the world’s biggest source of renewable energy, and dams have long been a popular – if controversial – way to fast-track development and boost economies. Jordan Dunbar is in Thailand, a country that has been transformed by hydropower. […]
Read more »In New England, Canadian Hydropower Has Slowed To An Ominous Trickle
April 7th, 2025
Via Grist, a report on the weekslong disappearance of Canadian hydropower from New England’s grid exposes risks for the region On March 6, at the start of the still-simmering trade war between the U.S. and Canada, hydropower generator Hydro‑Québec quietly stopped exporting electricity to New England. At a time of year when Canadian hydropower typically supplies up […]
Read more »January 28th, 2025
Via BBC, a report on a planned dam in Africa: From a set of roaring rapids, comes a grand vision. There are plans to build a magnificent, multi-billion dollar mega-dam on the Congo River – one that would produce enough renewable electricity to power vast areas of Africa. The structure would be called the Grand […]
Read more »DOE Scientists Uncover Massive Potential: Floating Solar Panels Could Power 100 Million Homes
January 19th, 2025
Via SciTech Daily, a report on a recent Department of Energy study on the potential for federal reservoirs to generate enough solar energy to power 100 million homes annually: A new study reveals that federally managed reservoirs have the potential to generate enough energy to supply power to around 100 million U.S. homes annually. Federal […]
Read more »December 22nd, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Ecuador’s energy crisis has focused attention on its under-performing hydroelectric dams built by China’s state-owned enterprises. For the past three month, the Ecuadorian government has been struggling to combat droughts within the Mazar and Coca rivers. These droughts are occurring due to El Nino, forcing Ecuador’s mainly hydroelectric system to […]
Read more »Pricing Energy for Groundwater: A Path to Sustainable Irrigation and Climate Resilience
November 21st, 2024
Via Carbon Copy, a look at how pricing energy for groundwater extraction could promote more efficient use of both water and energy, arrest groundwater depletion, and make irrigation more sustainable: As Azerbaijan hosts the Conference of the Parties (COP29), it is worth noting that this water-scarce nation heavily depends on water inflow from upstream countries […]
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