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 ...

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 ...

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The archipelagic country of Indonesia, which is blessed with abundant resources, has again set a record in renewable energy. Energy generation from micro hydropower plants has begun with the help of ...

Researchers at the Northwestern Polytechnical University in China have fabricated a flexible photovoltaic micro-power system for applications in wearable electronics. “We built the system by ...

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 states that by 2030 we should achieve “modern, sustainable and affordable energy for all”. Generating power from a fall in water has been used across the world ...

It was great to read about the creative problem-solving the Skagit Public Utility District used in installing a micro-hydro power system to harness the power of water pressure which, instead of being ...

A severe water shortage has slashed Uzbekistan’s hydropower output, prompting a rapid expansion of solar and wind energy and ...