A historic Scottish hydro power station has resumed operations after its first major upgrade in 90 years. The Tummel hydro power station started generating renewable electricity in 1933 ...
China has approved what is set to become the biggest hydropower dam complex in the world, capable of producing nearly three times as much power as the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam.
For economic reasons, not every lake with a dam can support a hydroelectric power plant. Some rivers or creeks are dammed for flood control or simply for recreation, and don’t have the flow ...