I grew up in typically dry, inland southern California, so droughts are not entirely unexpected for me, my neighbors, or my colleagues. Since I was born in 1987, the state has endured four long ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change. Drought and age ...

Brian Tarroja does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

For 70 summers, Phil Zigulich's family has been swimming, fishing and boating on the waters of Lake Allegan in southwest Michigan. It's a lifelong relationship with the water that's been made possible ...

Droughts led to a drop in generation from hydroelectric plants, and fossil fuels filled the gap. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in ...

The installation of floating solar plants in reservoirs may be an opportunity to increase the efficiency and use of hydroelectric power plant infrastructure already in operation as an alternative to ...

Bellows Falls Station. It has 49MW of capacity with three GE generators with Francis waterwheels. Credit: Great River Hydro HQI US Holding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, agreed to ...