Consider two hydropower scenarios: First, a severe winter storm hits the Midwest. Power outages ricochet across the region, stranding residents in freezing temperatures for hours; and yet, the area's ...

In this civil engineering-focused article, Emily Newton discusses how high-tech improvements can influence fluid control and related areas, spotlighting the role of valves and other components ...

Illustration shows the HydroBIM summary that includes “one platform, two methods, three stages, four major engineering, five in one, and six-party harmony.” A research team has developed a platform ...

Hydropower is a renewable energy source derived from flowing water. Its history can be traced as far back as ancient Greece, where 2,000 years ago waterpower was used to operate wheels for grinding ...

Balancing emissions cuts with local effects can be a challenge for climate technologies. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...

Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Natel's Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT) features uniquely thick blades that allow fish to pass safely through the turbine to continue downstream ...

A prototype in-river hydropower system is currently in operation at Igiugig in southwest Alaska. It’s part of a recent surge of research that has pushed in-river hydro power closer to becoming a ...

The Canadian province of Quebec has big plans of becoming the “battery of the U.S. northeast” by feeding power generated from its dams and other hydro plants to millions of people in Vermont, ...

A new pair of “barochambers”, which simulate the effects of rapid pressure changes on fish, could help increase fish survival rates as they travel through hyrdopower turbines. The mechanical chambers ...