Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 hydropower facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine.

Behind it all, a quiet giant was working overtime—the Columbia and Snake River hydropower system. While most Washington families huddled indoors that frigid week, the region’s hydroelectric dams were ...

Replacing turbine runners offers the opportunity to increase generating capacity and efficiency at Ice Harbor dam ...

The deal broadens the ties between billionaire Enrique Razon and the Lopez group. Last May, Prime Infra agreed to buy a 60% stake in the Lopez-led First Gen gas-fired power plant assets for $863 ...

Blocked passages for fish and turbine-induced mortality of downstream migrating fish are major environmental issues for hydropower projects. Direct spillage is one method to protect downstream fish ...

You don’t have to live near Hoover Dam to tap hydropower. Experts at Belgium’s Turbulent have developed a Vortex turbine that maximizes low-flow water from rivers and canals that also have low height ...

Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) features uniquely thick blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine to continue downstream ...

Water Power Week 2026 is set to drive hydropower policy, advocacy and energy transition dialogue in Washington ...

A pioneering horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine developed by Voith Hydro at the 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in the Ziller Valley, Austria, is setting new benchmarks for the ...

At first glance, the potential for hydropower in the U.S. seems limited. Of the country’s 84,000 dams, only a small fraction produce hydropower, and the country seems to have an appetite for tearing ...

Massachusetts pipeline blocks & reliance on Hydro-Quebec hydropower left New England vulnerable during Winter Storm Fern, raising energy reliability & political concerns.

These surprisingly powerful devices can turn the power of running water into current. By Stan Horaczek Updated Apr 9, 2024 10:35 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and ...