Mercury NZ Limited has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to upgrade three hydropower plants in New Zealand – the Maraetai I, Ātiamuri, and Ōhakuri stations. The project includes the supply of nine new ...

Masdar and Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG) have agreed to establish a 50/50 joint venture to develop renewable energy projects in Montenegro, with hydropower and pumped storage expected to play a ...

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved the “Build More Hydro” bill (S.1020), marking a significant legislative step aimed at reviving dozens of stalled hydropower projects across ...

Electric utilities may be underestimating the value of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) due to limitations in current modelling and asset valuation practices, according to a new technical report ...

US hydropower generation is expected to recover in 2026, even as snow drought conditions in parts of the western US constrain water availability, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...

SSE has submitted a planning application to convert the Sloy Power Station into a new pumped storage scheme According to the British Hydropower Association (BHA), although the UK hasn’t witnessed new ...

Deployment of Mocean Energy’s Blue X wave energy converter. With over £3million secured from Wave Energy Scotland, the prototype Blue X model was built. Installed in spring 2021, it provided ...

A prominent figure in hydropower, Dr. Denis Aelbrecht serves as Head of Technology at EDF Hydro Engineering Center and President of CFBR. With expertise in design, maintenance, and risk management, he ...

The Baihetan Dam, located on the Jinsha River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, southwest China, is a monumental hydroelectric project. This 289m tall double-curvature arch dam with a crest elevation ...

For the first time, ancient fragile geologic features (FGFs) have been used to set formal design earthquake motions for a major existing engineered structure; the Clyde Dam in New Zealand (Stirling et ...

Tala Dam has overtopped following unprecedented rainfall in western Bhutan, prompting flood warnings for downstream areas in India’s north Bengal region. The Wangchhu river inflows surged from under ...

Santo Antonio hydroelectric project on the Madeira River in Brazil. Hydropower operations were halted temporarily in 2023 due to low reservoir levels caused by drought. Southern American hydropower ...