There are already plenty of gadgets that allow people to charge their mobile devices while off the grid. Most of those products utilize solar power, while a few have gone the thermoelectric route. The ...

This video showcases a mini construction project focused on building a model of a hydroelectric dam. It explores the ...

This video showcases a mini construction project focused on building a model hydroelectric dam. It explores the science behind hydroelectric power and demonstrates the construction process involved in ...

Iraq's largest hydroelectric power plant has restarted operations after a nine-month closure, a step that will help minimize ...

ELKHART — Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will begin the annual process of raising the water level upstream of the Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant to its spring and summer operating level. Starting Monday, ...

Developing countries are planning to dramatically expand hydroelectric power generation in their desperate need for electricity and irrigation. It’s also a strategic decision to use their own ...

To the editor: Though there are some ecological downsides to hydroelectric power, there are two big upsides. (“Is hydropower good or bad for the environment? We went to Idaho to find out,” Sept. 28, ...

Arizona is becoming EV country. With nearly 90,000 electric vehicles registered there, it’s among the top 10 states for EV ownership in the nation per capita, according to the U.S. Department of ...

While hydroelectric dams are capable of generating a lot of electricity, they drastically disrupt the environment. Scientists have now proposed a simpler but still effective alternative, in which ...

It may seem counterintuitive, but fire can be a serious danger in hydropower plants. In some respects, the danger is even greater than in thermal power stations. Most U.S. hydro plants are 30 to 70 ...

Growing water demand and reduced runoff due to drought has depleted waters feeding many hydroelectric power plants around the world—sometimes causing severe power shortages, such as in Brazil and New ...