Hydroelectric power plants are one of the most widely used renewable energy sources in the world. They harness the potential energy of water stored in dams or reservoirs and convert it into ...

Normally City Light's Yelm hydroelectric plant provides more than 20% of the power used by customers in the city. That number fell to 9.6% in 2023, according to a Centralia City Light news release.

As the demand for solar energy grows, floating solar photovoltaics (FPVs) are emerging as a key solution to land constraints.

For economic reasons, not every lake with a dam can support a hydroelectric power plant. Some rivers or creeks are dammed for flood control or simply for recreation, and don’t have the flow rate ...

Researchers in Italy have analysed the techno-economic viability of enhancing three pumped hydro plants in Italy with ...

Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau agreed to pay BRL440 million ($73 million) to acquire two small hydro power plants from local renewable energy company Atiaia Renováveis in an effort to expand the supply ...

China recently pledged $51 billion to Africa during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), representing a new ...

It is assumed that the readers of this article are fully familiar with steam-electric plant problems, but would be interested in a general outline of some of the variations encountered in ...

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With new US firm Stargate announcing a half trillion-dollar investment in Artificial Intelligence, and China's DeepSeek shaking up the industry, what does it all mean for AI's environmental impact?

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