Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 hydropower facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine.

A Morgantown Lock and Dam hydroelectric power project first pitched more than a decade ago is still very much alive according ...

Blocked passages for fish and turbine-induced mortality of downstream migrating fish are major environmental issues for hydropower projects. Direct spillage is one method to protect downstream fish ...

A pioneering horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine developed by Voith Hydro at the 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in the Ziller Valley, Austria, is setting new benchmarks for the ...

At first glance, the potential for hydropower in the U.S. seems limited. Of the country’s 84,000 dams, only a small fraction produce hydropower, and the country seems to have an appetite for tearing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PAGE, ARIZONA - JULY 10: Hydroelectric power is generated by Glen Canyon Dam in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on July 10, ...

Hydropower is currently the world’s largest source of renewable energy. As countries push for decarbonization and hydropower remains a critical player in the energy transition, GE Vernova Inc. (GEV) ...

Despite renewable energy benefits, traditional hydropower methods have been criticized for disrupting ecosystems and harming aquatic life. Natel Energy, a US company specializing in hydro turbines, ...

Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...

These surprisingly powerful devices can turn the power of running water into current. By Stan Horaczek Updated Apr 9, 2024 10:35 PM EDT We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and ...