The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator.  The devil here is, of course, in all ...

After a near 50 year lifespan, Barron Gorge’s hydro generator insulation systems needed to be rewound and upgraded. The Queensland, Australia based power station has been operating in a World Heritage ...

LONDON - China's hydro generation has been essentially flat for the last three years, despite commissioning several large new power plants, as a prolonged drought has sharply reduced river flows in ...

LACHINE, QUEBEC, CANADA, Sept. 23, 2002 — GE Hydro, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a contract valued at more than CDN $40 million by Hydro-Quebec for the supply and installation of eight ...

A hydro-turbine generator unit was hoisted in Baihetan Hydropower Station on June 21 in southwest China (COURTESY PHOTO) World's first 1-million-kw hydro-turbine generator unit was hoisted in Baihetan ...

Never mind those ginormous dam-based hydroelectric generators -- we've got a much smaller version that you can actually use in your backyard. The Pico Hydroelectric Generator was installed within a ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) today announced that it has signed a major contract to supply three 324MVA hydro power generators to Isagen S.A. E.S.P., a leading ...

If MacGyver and Survivor Man got together and handed out an award, they might give it to the inventor of this incredible DIY water wheel generator. With some empty plastic bottles, a little wire, and ...

This portable new product promises energy on the go – and we don’t mean a Power Bar. Bourne Energy’s Backpack Power Plant is a hydroelectric generator that you can strap on just like a bookbag. It can ...