Tag: Hydropower
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Emissions From Hydropower in Brazil Grossly Underestimated
Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.
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On the East Coast, a Sailing Regatta with Carbon Neutrality
Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.
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Build a Micro-Hydropower Generator from CDs and Repurposed Printer Parts
Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.
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Home Lighting Concept Powered by Plumbing
Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.
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Turkey's Dam Plans Make New Problems With Neighbors
Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.
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Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear
The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.
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World's Largest Hydropower Project Will Produce One-Third Of Africa's Electricity, But Who Will Get It?
The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.
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1 Gigawatt Hydro-Wind Power Project Planned in Morocco Will Double Nation's Capacity
Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.
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An International Music Festival in a Kenyan Slum Seeks to Protect Indigenous Tribes
An international music festival in the slums of Nairobi is unusual enough. But one that plans to stop a dam and save an indigenous way of life? Let's party.
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Massive Chinese-Backed Dam on Irrawaddy River Halted by Burma's Government
One day after Brazil's hotly protested Belo Monte dam is halted by court order, another massive hydropower project is halted, on the other side of the world and by a government
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Large Hydropower Reservoirs Far Lower Than Currently Assumed
From an environmental perspective hydropower is a mixed bag. Depending on how it's done (micro, small, run of river, large scale) it can be anything from a great low-carbon sustainable energy source to
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Three Gorges Dam Wins China's National Quality Investment Award. Worst Timing (Nearly) Ever.
Just weeks after "urgent problems" with the Three Gorges Dam were disclosed by the Chinese government, it has awarded the Three Gorges Corporation the National Quality Investment Award. As for an explanation of the brilliantly poor timing of the award,
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River Ganga Running Dry - Climate Change, Hydropower, Unsustainable Water Use To Blame
Every year there is massive fluctuation in water levels on the River Ganga in Varanasi. Now, in June, in some places you can more or less walk all the way across the river but at high water all the sand you see will be covered by meters and meters of
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Belo Monte Dam is Brazil's Shame, Undermines Nation
A good editorial on Brazil's Belo Monte dam over this past weekend by Rhett Butler from Mongabay. Hits what many people no doubt feel, that Brazil has made some great environmental progress in some areas, but the approval of this project very nearly
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Dams on Mekong Tributaries Produce Same Power With Less Impact Than Those on the Main River
We've covered plans to put hydropower dams on the Mekong River a couple of times, and in every instance the story is the same: The potential negative effect on the environment (including the human environment,
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Small-Scale Hydropower's Low Eco-Impact Overrated
Large scale hydropower rightly riles environmentalists and often social justice activists as well. In comparison small scale hydro, which doesn't require the large dams or even dams at all,
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Top 10 Nations With Clean Power - Hydropower, Nuclear or Small Populations Figure Heavily
Apropos of President Obama's intent to have 80% of US electricity come from clean power sources by 2035, GE has just released a graphic detailing to the top ten countries with the cleanest energy sources--a small version is above, click here for
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India Will Build Asia's First Commercial Tidal Power Project
Another step forward for tidal power (it's a long, long road, yes...): London-based Atlantis Resources has announced that it will be building a 50 MW tidal power project off the coast of India, in Gujarat's Gulf of
