The Swiss government will temporarily ease water use rules to let some hydropower plants boost capacity, it said on Friday, as it looks to head off power shortages this winter. ZURICH, Sept 30 ...

Previously, we reported that the United States is witnessing a power storage boom, with a 15-fold increase in utility-scale battery storage capacity since 2020 to nearly 30,000 megawatts (30 GW).

Drought has been one big reason for hydro’s smaller contribution to dispatchable electricity this year. Greater water use by industry and households has diminished water availability. Ember: ...

Hydroelectric power generation hit a 10-year high in Europe in 2024, while hydro growth in other regions—most notably China—kept the technology at the top of the list when it comes to global energy ...

Africa made notable progress in hydropower development in 2024, adding over 4.5 GW of new capacity, more than double the 2 GW installed in 2023, according to the International Hydropower Association ...

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 ...

CHENGDU ― With the final generating unit of the Yinjiang Hydropower Station in southwest China's Sichuan Province connected to the power grid Friday morning, the province's total installed hydropower ...

Technology giant Google announced the company will buy as much as 3 GW of hydropower generation capacity from Brookfield Renewable Partners, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management. The companies ...

China dominates global hydropower storage. Pumped storage remains the world’s top long-duration storage technology. China’s Fengning station alone can deliver 40 GWh of power—dwarfing U.S. battery ...