Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric energy, electricity that is generated by the action of water, accounts for the majority of renewable energy use in the United States. It reduces the amount of carbon gas emissions into the atmosphere since it does not involve the burning of fuel. This section includes stories on the use of hydroelectric power as well as stories about hydroelectric technology such as underwater turbines.
Goldman Sachs to Pump $40bn into Clean Energy
Goldman Sachs Group plans to invest $40 billion over the next 10 years into renewable energy, an area ...
Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric Power
Existing dams across the U.S. could provide more than 12 GW of additional electric generating capacity, the equivalent of roughly 15 percent ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Vehicle Emissions, Natural Gas, TSCA, Petroleum Reserve
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
Canada issued greenhouse gas emissions rules that ...
SAP Sustainability Report: GHGs Up 8%, But Down 6% Relative to Sales
Software corporation SAP emitted eight percent more greenhouse gases in 2011 than 2010, its first year-on-year rise in such emissions since 2007, but its emissions ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Car Standards, Dam Removal, Gulf Lease Sale, Biorefinery Help
The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions standards for cars and light trucks, for model years 2017 to 2025. The standard cuts ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Lightbulb Ban Delayed; EU Carbon Market; Hydropower Bill
The House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Emissions Rules, Bonneville Power, FDA Plans BPA Decision
California's Air Resources Board proposed new rules to reduce emissions from vehicles, including putting 1.4 million electric, plug-in and hydrogen cars on the state's roads by ...
Renewables Briefing: Bernard Matthews, China Solar Leap, Biggest Wind-Hydro Plant
Turkey company Bernard Matthews is planning a £4m ($6.4) anaerobic digester at its Holton factory in Suffolk, U.K., in a move that the ...
Level 3 Buys 100% Renewable Power for Three Data Centers
Level 3 Communications has taken three colocation facilities 100 percent renewable.
The communications services provider has signed up to a 100 percent green energy product ...
Modelling Glacier Melt and Runoff in Greenland and in the Nepal Himalaya
This is the second in a series of articles from the winners of the 2011 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge ...
CO2 to Hold Steady This Year, But Rise Coming in 2012
The Energy Information Administration expects fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to remain flat in 2011, as higher petroleum and natural gas consumption ...
Unilever Becomes Canada’s Biggest Commercial Renewables Purchaser, under Bullfrog Deal
Unilever Canada will become the single largest commercial purchaser of renewable power in that country through a 59,000 MWh a year deal with Bullfrog ...
GM Leads Pack as Clean Patents Jump by Record 170%
Clean energy patents hit a record high in 2010, as GM took the leadership position from Honda, according to a patent index published by ...
Renewable Energy Standard Revived in New Energy Bill
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will introduce legislation today that would require utilities to generate minimum levels of power from clean energy like ...
Environmental Leader Introduces EL Insights – Data, Market Intelligence and Insights on Energy and Environmental Technology
Environmental Leader LLC is pleased to announce its latest offering for decision-makers, EL Insights, a subscription-based information source delivering critical data and insights on ...
BMW Chases After Hydropower, Volvo's GHG Intensity Rises
BMW chose to build a $100 million manufacturing plant in Washington state partially based on the availability of hydropower, reports BrighterEnergy.
The manufacturing plant, which will ...
Underwater Turbine Taps into Unused Energy of Pumping Process
The city of Greensboro, N.C., has two new renewable energy projects underway -- an underwater turbine at its Mitchell Water Treatment Facility that will generate ...
Hydrokinetic Energy Could Add 22 GW by 2015
Hydrokinetic energy generated from the ocean and rivers may grow by 22 gigawatts in the next five years, according to the Hydrokinetic and ...
China, EU, Turkey Ramp Up Wind Energy
As China positions itself as the number three global provider in wind energy, the European Union, including the UK, and Turkey are making plans to ramp ...
Despite Growth in Wind and Solar, Hydro Accounts for 70% of U.S. Renewable Energy
While the use of solar, wind and other renewable energy continues to grow, hydroelectric energy continues to account for the lion's share of U.S. renewable energy, ...
