1 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Sam Rayburn Dam, as seen from lakeside. The Sam Rayburn Hydroelectric Power Plant was commissioned in September 1965. Even after a period of 58 years of ...

According to the 2025 World Hydropower Outlook, 24.6GW of new hydropower capacity was added globally in 2024, while ...

Hydropower accounts for nearly 30% of utility-scale renewable energy in the U.S., but federal hurdles may prevent older ...

A close look at the hydropower industry reveals a bullish future. Learn about how upgrading existing turbines and embracing small-scale hydro could give an old industry new life.

C hina is preparing to install one of the most powerful impulse turbines ever built at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in ...

The project’s owner, Alcoa Power Generating Inc., is replacing four 90-year-old Francis turbines with new high-efficiency turbine-generators and transformers from Voith Hydro and ABB.

The report suggests adding power to NPDs has the potential to increase U.S. hydro capacity by 12 GW, which is equivalent to increasing the size of the existing conventional hydropower fleet by 15%.

Natel Energy is trying to design turbines that are safer for fish passing through. Hydropower is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, generating more power in 2022 than all other ...

MANTECA (CBS13) - Three cities in Northern California may see a change in their energy bill if a proposal to buy power from a renewable energy company is approved. "The prices have moved up here ...

Hydropower's attractions surged in the mid-19th century, when dams were first fitted with turbines to produce electricity, setting off a building frenzy that filled American rivers and streams ...

Webb said the Sam Rayburn Hydroelectric Power Plant was commissioned in September 1965. Even after a period of 58 years of operations, ...