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 northern Michigan flood emergency exposed how much a public system depended on a privately-owned powerhouse tied-up in ...

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 ...

CHEBOYGAN, MI - Residents and officials are feeling a tentative sense of relief this afternoon after a once-shuttered ...

After a near 50 year lifespan, Barron Gorge’s hydro generator insulation systems needed to be rewound and upgraded. The Queensland, Australia based power station has been operating in a World Heritage ...

LACHINE, QUEBEC, CANADA, Sept. 23, 2002 — GE Hydro, a unit of GE Power Systems, has been awarded a contract valued at more than CDN $40 million by Hydro-Quebec for the supply and installation of eight ...

The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator. The devil here is, of course, in all the ...

Water levels are reported to be dropping at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex, according to Michigan State Police.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology for carbon-free hydropower. Emily Morris ...

New Zealand’s electricity regulator has approved rule changes that will make it easier for hydro generators to access more water during a dry year. The changes to the Security of Supply Forecasting ...