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 ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A water turbine is a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy of water to electrical work through the process of turbine rotation. The device rotates and the rotating ...

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 ...

Hydropower projects frequently face resistance from environmental groups for a variety of reasons. One of the more common objections to hydro is the high turbine-induced mortality of fish. The passage ...

This enabled a cost-effective and light-weight solution when compared with the previous metallic turbine blade design. Based on the complex-shaped hydro-dynamically designed geometry, a method to ...

The mighty Mississippi River may become even more powerful – if an electricity-generating, 12-foot-in-diameter turbine as expected gets installed under a barge near Lock & Dam No. 2 in Hastings. The ...

One of the biggest challenges wind farms face is how to generate power when there’s no wind. Max Bögl Wind AG and GE Renewable Energy are attempting to solve that issue by combining wind turbines with ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Tanzania has switched on the first turbine of a new hydroelectric plant set to double power generation capacity but which has drawn stiff opposition from ...

Based in Feldafing, Germany, Smart Hydro Poweris a start-up company with an incredible mission: they’ve been developing a power source that’s fuelled by flowing river water. The SMART kinetic hydro ...

Serengeti Energy has confirmed that the Boston Hydro project in South Africa is on track to reach COD by the end of October ...

BECANCOUR, - The Quebec government is helping to bankroll a $130-million project by RER Hydro, Hydro-Quebec and Boeing to generate clean energy on the St. Lawrence River in what officials say would be ...

An AUMA electric actuation solution ensures high-precision guide vane adjustment for a fully-submersible hydro turbine from Natel Energy at the Sauerbrunn hydropower plant near Graz, Austria, thus ...