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CONTROVERSIAL SITE C DAM TO PROCEED
The provincial NDP government made what it said was a tough decision, but said cancelling the project would be a worse idea... READ MORE›
IS ELON MUSK'S GIANT BATTERY REALLY THE ANSWER TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S POWER WOES?
An energy expert says the world's biggest lithium-ion battery built in South Australia by technology billionaire Elon Musk will help the state move towards renewable energy... READ MORE›
BALKAN HYDROPOWER PROJECTS SOAR BY 300% PUTTING WILDLIFE AT RISK, RESEARCH SHOWS
Gjiknuri disputed the new report's findings on the basis that only two high dams were being built in Albania, while most others were run-of-the-river hydropower ... READ MORE›
U.S. HOUSE APPROVES BILL TO EXPAND HYDROPOWER
McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-highest ranking Republican, said that figure could be doubled without constructing a single dam... READ MORE›
CHINA'S PANDA-SHAPED SOLAR PLANT IS PART OF A BIGGER CHALLENGE FACING TRUMP
Dou Yongqiang, a 29-year old engineer, fixes a sign at Panda Green Energy's Datong plant... READ MORE›
CATHERINE MCKENNA DEMANDS REPORTER'S OUTLET STOP CALLING HER 'CLIMATE BARBIE' IN TERSE EXCHANGE
So you're the Rebel Media that happens to call me climate Barbie, I certainly hope that you will no longer use that hashtag, McKenna said... READ MORE›
COTE D'IVOIRE INAUGURATES CHINESE-BUILT BIGGEST HYDROPOWER DAM[1]
Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday inaugurated the Chinese-built Soubre hydroelectric power station, the largest of its kind in the West African country... READ MORE›
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COSTA RICA GOES 75 DAYS POWERING ITSELF USING ONLY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Please read our Costa Rica has achieved a clean energy milestone by using 100 per cent renewable energy for a record 75 days in a row... READ MORE›
COSTA RICA HAS ONLY USED RENEWABLE ENERGY THIS YEAR
Costa Rica has powered itself using only renewable energy for... READ MORE›
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA TO REVIEW 1969 CHURCHILL FALLS ENERGY DEAL
Churchill Falls remains a sore point for many in N.L., because of a long-running contract signed decades ago with Hydro-Quebec... READ MORE›
THE ECLIPSE WILL GIVE US A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE OF NATURAL GAS
Natural gas is about to get a glimpse of its future role in the U.S. power mix as solar energy's backup... READ MORE›
BERTA CACERES MURDER: INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS LAUNCH NEW INVESTIGATION
Her murder triggered widespread international condemnation, including unsuccessful efforts by US lawmakers to withhold American aid until the government approved an international team of investigators... READ MORE›
DAM DESTRUCTION MAJOR VICTORY FOR MOHAWK TRIBE
After decades of industrial pollution, the Mohawk nation has succeeded in knocking down the Hogansburg Dam in New York... READ MORE›
VENEZUELA DECLARES A 2-DAY WORKWEEK BECAUSE OF DIRE ENERGY SHORTAGES
In a desperate attempt to save electricity, drought-stricken Venezuela has introduced a new concept to the workplace calendar the five-day weekend... READ MORE›
THE BIZARRE WORLD OF BITCOIN 'MINING' FINDS A NEW HOME IN TIBET
Set in remote mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the bitcoin mine is strategically placed next to a hydroelectric power plant... READ MORE›
INCREDIBLE PHOTOS SHOW WATER CASCADING DOWN HILL AMID FEARS LARGEST DAM IN THE US COULD COLLAPSE
Stormy weather left Lake Oroville less than two metres from the top of the dam, causing water to cascade down the damaged slipway... READ MORE›
THESE POWER PLANTS SURVIVED WWII BOMBS BUT MAYBE NOT MERKEL
Swiss utility Alpiq Holding AG has been trying for a year without success to sell a minority stake in its hydro plants, which include pumped storage... READ MORE›
BOOM THREATENS A THIRD OF THE WORLDS FRESHWATER FISH
If the dams are built, tropical freshwater biodiversity, which is at its most diverse in the three river basins, could be devastated, say the authors... READ MORE›
MONKEY IN KENYA SURVIVES AFTER SETTING OFF NATIONWIDE BLACKOUT
KenGen, which often provokes the ire of customers who complain about Kenya's relatively high electricity costs, said late on Tuesday that the outage had been fixed... READ MORE›
ARGENTINA LEADER LEAVES CONTROVERSIAL LEGACY WITH PATAGONIA DAMS PROJECT
The president has a home in the nearest town, El Calafate, and owns several local hotels... READ MORE›
AS FLOODING CONTINUES, SOME PARTS OF QUEBEC SEEING WATER LEVELS DROP
While some residents in Quebec are fleeing their homes to escape flooding, others living along the Gatineau River are questioning the lower than normal water levels... READ MORE›
A 10 FROM LEN: STRICTLY SPECIAL TO DRIVE BIGGEST TV POWER SPIKE THIS CHRISTMAS
National Grid forecasts the ballroom dancer's show, Strictly Len Goodman, will drive the festive season's biggest TV pickup, a sudden post-show spike in electricity demand... READ MORE›
HYDRO ELECTRICITY VERSUS COAL-FIRED POWER IN NORTH QUEENSLAND SET TO BE MAJOR STATE ELECTION ISSUE
We will fast track and support a private sector led coal-fired power station to provide reliable base load power for north Queensland... READ MORE›
COSTA RICA IS BEING POWERED ENTIRELY BY WIND AND RAIN
The country has just spent the last 75 days being 100 per cent powered by renewable energy sources... READ MORE›
JAPAN COULD TRIPLE POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES BY 2030
1 terawatt-hours from renewable energy sources, according to the report, which was compiled by the Mitsubishi Research Institute for the ministry... READ MORE›
DESPITE THE RISKS, LAOS GOES AHEAD WITH PAK BENG DAM
The Pak Beng project is part of a dam-building spree by the Lao government... READ MORE›
IN A TWIST, SNOW IS KEEPING NATURAL GAS PRICES DOWN IN TEXAS
Flows along Kinder Morgan Inc.'s El Paso pipeline, the main shipper of Texas gas to California, are down 28 percent since the start of the year... READ MORE›
SOLAR IMPULSE 2 DAMAGED BY BATTERY HEAT, WON'T FLY AGAIN THIS MONTH
HONOLULU The Solar Impulse 2 has been grounded by damaged batteries for at least a few weeks after completing its record-breaking five-day journey from Nagoya to Hawaii... READ MORE›
CHINA'S HYDRO DOMINANCE IN AFRICA AND BEYOND
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos front inaugurated the construction of the Caculo Cabaca Hydropower Project in Dondo, Angola on Aug. 4, 2017... READ MORE›
HOUSING SALES BOOST TAX REVENUE IN FIRST NINE MONTHS
Finance Ministry data released Wednesday showed an 11.7 percent increase in deed taxes on year to 315 billion yuan... READ MORE›
SOLAR IMPULSE IS GO FROM ABU DHABI
Andre Borschberg was at the controls of the single-seater aircraft as it left and will share duties with co-pilot Bertrand Piccard... READ MORE›
SOLAR POWER PRICE SLUMP CASTS SHADOW ON INDIA'S GREEN FUTURE
After the United States withdrew from the Paris climate deal last week, India said it would stick to its huge renewable energy programme... READ MORE›