The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as ...

A hydroelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of running water. Now you can not only find stationary larger-scale hydroelectric generators but also portable micro ...

A proposed hydro power electricity generator on the River Avon in Stratford could create an estimated 350 megawatts per year.

31 May 2005 – The Canadian utility British Columbia Hydro and Authority (BC Hydro) is to increase the output at its hydroelectric power plant in British Colombia after it awarded Alstom a €30m ($37m) ...

Most hydroelectric turbines in the US can go from cold start to full operations in less than 10 minutes, which is a faster start-up time than any other US electric generators, according to the U.S.

Easton officials are raising concerns about a Massachusetts company’s proposal to install a hydroelectric power generator fed by the Lehigh Canal. The city solicitor, Joel Scheer, told the city ...

When the subjects of energy efficiency or the green economy are discussed, solar and wind power dominate the discussion. But hydropower, which has been employed in Massachusetts for 300 years, tends ...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a hydroelectric power generator in Ethiopia, expected to produce an estimated 6,500 MW of energy. Concerns have been raised by downstream countries, ...