As aging infrastructure meets rising demand, hydro plants are embracing modern control systems to unlock data, streamline operations, and power a more resilient, connected future. Hydro generation has ...

Transmission lines that carry power to electric customers. A hydropower line bringing electricity from Canada into the New England grid began commercial operations Friday. The 145-mile transmission ...

Hydropower is the nation’s leading renewable resource — yes, that’s right, I said renewable resource. Often thought of as a “mature” technology, and often left out of the debate on spurring renewable ...

What’s more important: Tearing down dams that have decimated rivers and driven salmon and other fish toward extinction? Or letting those dams stay up, so they can keep producing carbon-free ...

A busy floating market in the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam. Because reservoirs capture riverine sediment, continued construction of hydropower dams in the Mekong River basin will accelerate the erosion of ...

On Brazil’s third-largest river basin, deep in the Amazon, a massive hydroelectric power plant stands as a monument to the world’s oldest source of clean energy – and the big challenges it faces.

ROSARIO, ARGENTINA - Aerial view of the traces of a disappearing river on July 4, 2021 in Rosario, Argentina. At less than half of its historical average, the low flow of the Parana river affects ...

Hydropower remains the world’s third-largest electricity source but is often overlooked despite its vast untapped potential. Its flexibility and storage capacity make it critical for balancing ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change. Drought and age ...