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 ...

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Around 3.6 million households in the Philippines are not connected to the national power grid. In the country’s mountainous north, some villages have overcome this challenge by building and ...

The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011 (S. 629) was introduced last week by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). The ...

A micro-hydro power plant has eased the life of villagers in Nangarhar province, enabling children to study at night and families to use computers and cell phones. The power plant was made possible by ...

Hengbung, a remote village in Manipur, has a first-of-its-kind utility worth replicating elsewhere too — a micro solar pumped storage facility supplying 24x7 power to 50 households. Today, large-scale ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When it comes to sustainability, Portland leaders are often looking ahead, and the city’s water system is no exception. The Portland Water Bureau is thinking of the future, and its ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14, 2003 — The e7, a group of energy companies, has finalized plans to construct a micro-hydro power plant to bring electricity for the first time to Chendebji, a small, remote ...

MOUNT VERNON — At the corner of 9th and Highland streets in Mount Vernon, a miniature hydroelectric system is now providing power that will go to the nearby Mount Vernon High School. Skagit Public ...

The first time 52-year-old Juliana Balweg-Baawa switched on the light in her home, she jumped for joy. “My children can study at night!” Balweg-Baawa, a native of Mataragan village in the rugged ...