THE government has committed to provide electricity to the entire population by 2007. Out of a total of around 130,000 villages, 99,600 were electrified at the end of March 2006. There are still ...

Small hydro is becoming big business as ongoing technological advances make more small sites economic to exploit. Older plants can also see substantial output and efficiency gains by upgrading from ...

Individuals, non-profits, government organizations and businesses of all sizes are eligible for grants or financial assistance to develop hydro power streams. In many cases, grants for hydro power ...

Japanese startup Yumes Frontier has developed a 2.7 kW micro-hydropower system that can be used in some buildings. It can also be combined with solar to provide power for lights and surveillance ...

Japan’s Ricoh has designed a micro hydropower system for sewage plants that could potentially be used in combination with ground-mounted solar or floating PV. The system features a sustainable water ...

A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology for carbon-free hydropower. The new investment will go to ...

The Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011 (S. 629) was introduced last week by Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). The ...

Technology Group Voith has successfully completed the modernization of the small Scottish hydroelectric power station Mucomir. Following commissioning in the autumn of 2017, the facility is now back ...

The region has a major hydro potential, and at the same time a shortage of power generation ST. PETERSBURG, June 19. /TASS/. Buryatia entered an agreement on a local power system of small ...

Hydropower facilities are dependent on being located near sources of water, but there’s potential for further construction both inland and in coastal waters. Hydroelectric power, or hydropower, is ...