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 ...

The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as possible onto a turbine, which spins a generator, thus generating ...

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.

Water flowing in the Lehigh Canal in Easton could become a clean and renewable energy source. Northampton County Council voted Thursday to back a proposed hydroelectric power generator in the Lehigh ...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to help people get power when they needed it," said an inventor from Sterling, Conn. "This inspired me to invent a device that transforms the motion ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.(THPC), a Chinese subsidiary that manufactures, sells and maintains hydroelectric ...

Slovenian electricity company Soske Elektrarne Nova Gorica (SENG), part of energy group HSE, said on Wednesday it has signed ...

IGIUGIG, Alaska — Residents of Igiugig, a Native village far from roads and off the grid, have tried for years to wean themselves off the diesel that fuels their electrical system. It’s expensive — ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford-based company wants to harness the Rock River to produce energy to power homes. Latitude Power of Rockford partnered with design firm Studio GWA to create a pilot ...