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 ...

31 May 2005 – The Canadian utility British Columbia Hydro and Authority (BC Hydro) is to increase the output at its hydroelectric power plant in British Colombia after it awarded Alstom a €30m ($37m) ...

Most hydroelectric turbines in the US can go from cold start to full operations in less than 10 minutes, which is a faster start-up time than any other US electric generators, according to the U.S.

A hydroelectric generator is small enough to be carried as a backpack and weighs less than 30 lb. A hydroelectric generator small enough to be worn as a backpack weighs less than 30 lb and is designed ...

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 ...

When the subjects of energy efficiency or the green economy are discussed, solar and wind power dominate the discussion. But hydropower, which has been employed in Massachusetts for 300 years, tends ...

Easton officials are raising concerns about a Massachusetts company’s proposal to install a hydroelectric power generator fed by the Lehigh Canal. The city solicitor, Joel Scheer, told the city ...

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Russian hydroelectric power generator Hydro OGK will unite 21 separate firms and around 50 power stations, including one part-owned by Gazprom , when it floats shares in ...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a hydroelectric power generator in Ethiopia, expected to produce an estimated 6,500 MW of energy. Concerns have been raised by downstream countries, ...