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- Have Renewables Overtaken Coal? Thu, 9 Oct 25, 8:00pmThe trouble is that no reputable organisation classifies hydro in renewables.
- Australia’s Big Battery Snowy 2 Pumped Hydro Scheme Suffers Another Cost Blowout Sat, 4 Oct 25, 11:00amA billion here, a billion there, soon you're talking about real money.
- Snowy Hydro 2.0 flags another cost blowout with $12bn price tag now considered unachievable Fri, 3 Oct 25, 12:24pmPumped hydro project in Kosciuszko national park is 67% complete, but supply chain cost increases and issues with a borer have caused cost overrun
- Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution Fri, 12 Sep 25, 8:00pmA country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy
- I was Wrong – Green Europe is Building at Least One US Scale AI Sun, 3 Aug 25, 3:00pmA 230MW AI campus to be powered by Norwegian Hydro has been announced - but competition for electricity and rising prices are already causing political unrest.
- China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam Mon, 21 Jul 25, 11:43pm1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and Bangladesh
- Saving the Grid, Not the Slogans: Trump Halts Dam Demolition Tue, 17 Jun 25, 10:00amThe Columbia River Basin remains a vital artery for America’s energy and agricultural future. To gamble that away on the basis of activist pressure and incomplete science would be not just foolish, but dangerous. For once,...
- Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts Sat, 24 May 25, 11:00pm‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights on
- Blow to UK’s 2030 clean energy targets as SSE cuts spending on renewables Wed, 21 May 25, 8:58pmDanish developer shrinks five-year investment plans by £3bn blaming policy and planning delays
- Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds Tue, 8 Apr 25, 9:01amThinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power
- Urgent action needed to harness tidal power in Severn estuary, say experts Wed, 19 Mar 25, 11:01amCommission launched in 2022 says lagoon project, not full barrage, should be backed by UK and Welsh governments
- Balance of power: Loch Ness hydro storage schemes fuel local anxiety Thu, 13 Mar 25, 1:00amAs energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics worry about fluctuations in the depth of the loch
- Balance of power: why Loch Ness hydro storage schemes are stirring up trouble Thu, 13 Mar 25, 1:00amAs Scottish energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics fear proposals will affect delicate hydrology of loch
- Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark? Tue, 4 Mar 25, 11:31pmWhile millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system
- Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants Fri, 14 Feb 25, 5:21amGreen politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’