If MacGyver and Survivor Man got together and handed out an award, they might give it to the inventor of this incredible DIY water wheel generator. With some empty plastic bottles, a little wire, and ...

This portable new product promises energy on the go – and we don’t mean a Power Bar. Bourne Energy’s Backpack Power Plant is a hydroelectric generator that you can strap on just like a bookbag. It can ...

YouTuber [Linguoer] has a knack, and it’s one that we don’t often see on the pages of Hackaday: rewinding and rebuilding dilapidated motors and generators. In the video below, you’ll see [Lin] take a ...

Sen. Henry “Scoop” Jackson presided over the launch of “the largest hydroelectric generator in the world” at the Grand Coulee Dam.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.(THPC), a Chinese subsidiary that manufactures, sells and maintains hydroelectric ...

Never mind those ginormous dam-based hydroelectric generators -- we've got a much smaller version that you can actually use in your backyard. The Pico Hydroelectric Generator was installed within a ...

Japan’s Ricoh has designed a micro hydropower system for sewage plants that could potentially be used in combination with ground-mounted solar or floating PV. The system features a sustainable water ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford-based company wants to harness the Rock River to produce energy to power homes. Latitude Power of Rockford partnered with design firm Studio GWA to create a pilot ...

A hydroelectric generator is small enough to be carried as a backpack and weighs less than 30 lb. A hydroelectric generator small enough to be worn as a backpack weighs less than 30 lb and is designed ...

BENNINGTON — The town received permits for its proposed hydroelectric generator last week, leaving staff encouraged the project could be completed this year but discouraged about renewable energy ...