Hydropower is currently by far the largest source of renewable energy, with greater production than both wind and solar combined. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), hydropower is ...

Repair plans have now been finalised for the Limberg I and Limberg III pumped storage power plants after separate technical failures during testing and commissioning, Verbund has announced. The ...

Inside the underground Dinorwig machine hall. Image courtesy of Tractebel A wave of refurbishment and modernisation activity is reshaping hydropower infrastructure across the globe, as operators and ...

Portugal is home to the Tâmega Hydroelectric Complex, one of Europe’s largest hydroelectric developments, which combines conventional hydropower with pumped storage to provide renewable electricity ...

Crews work to remove sediment and restore access to Yuba Water’s New Colgate Powerhouse. Photo take on Mar. 12, 2026. Alex Boesch/Yuba Water Agency The Yuba Water Agency has issued a progress update ...

Before the site coordination meeting, EVN Vice President Pham Hong Phuong conducted a site inspection at the Bac Ai project. Image courtesy of EVN Construction at the Bac Ai pumped storage hydropower ...

Vouglans/Saut-Mortier pumped storage project on the Ain River © Électricité de France (EDF) Électricité de France (EDF) has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply ...

Japan’s J-POWER and Hazama Ando Corporation have joined the 770MW Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos, securing stakes through their joint venture JH International (JHI). The move marks both companies’ ...

Drone image (2024) of the breached Eigiau dam and downstream erosion channel. Just over one hundred years ago, on 2 November 1925, a catastrophic dam-break flood carrying enormous boulders swept ...

The upper reservoir of Kyogoku pumped storage power plant. Image courtesy of Hokkaido Electric Power Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation has received an order from Hokkaido Electric Power ...

The US Bureau of Reclamation has selected seven winners from the first phase of its Crack the Case Challenge, which is seeking new technologies to detect subsurface cracks in embankment dams. The ...

Italian contractor Webuild has confirmed that its contract for major water infrastructure works at Trojena has been terminated by the client, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM, marking a significant shift in the ...