A new Oak Ridge and Idaho National Laboratory study finds U.S. dams could add 15.2 terawatt-hours of clean power for 1.4 ...

Ethiopia is in negotiations with three Italian banks for €400 million in loans to complete the 1,800-megawatt Koysha dam.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory found that non-powered ...

Hydropower dams aren’t sustainable—they destroy ecosystems, worsen climate change, and rely on rainfall patterns they help disrupt. Across the world, they’re drying up, failing to deliver clean energy ...

Consumers Energy is asking Michigan's energy regulators for approval to sell its suite of 13 dams to a Maryland energy investment firm and to enter into an agreement with the company to purchase the ...

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

In the struggling Colorado River basin, where water is scarce, the White House has signaled its priorities for how to use the remaining gallons. Even as scientifically-determined thresholds have been ...

An EPFL engineer has illustrated some of the complex ways in which climate change will affect hydropower facilities, taking the Gries dam in Valais Canton as a case study. Many of the consequences of ...

LANSING, MI — The long-awaited date for state regulators to decide the fate of a disputed hydroelectric fleet sale passed ...

Beijing's vast upstream hydropower project is drawing scrutiny over seismic hazards, unstable slopes, water security, and its ...

The Amazon is dazzlingly diverse and safeguarding it is central to global efforts to tackle the climate and nature crises. But when it comes to the threats faced by the Amazon, we often focus solely ...

61% of hydropower dams worldwide will be in river basins with high to extreme risk of water scarcity, floods or both by 2050 Climate change will dramatically increase the frequency of floods and ...