US
DOE funds “fish-friendly” hydropower turbine
Thursday, 27 October 2011 REM The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has been selected for a $1.5 million award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to deploy and test the Alden turbine, a hydropower electricity generator ...
England
Community hydro projects looks for your support
Monday, 20 June 2011 Toby Price In 1870, work commenced on what turned out to be the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power: Cragside in Northumberland (England). Now, residents of Hexham, another town in this ...
Micro-hydro turbine unveiled by Smart Hydro Power
Wednesday, 13 April 2011 On Monday, Smart Hydro Power unveiled its first 5-kW micro-hydro turbine system to an international audience. Despite pouring rain, the company’s bright-blue turbine was calmy launched into the ...Solar specialist Silfab branches out into micro hydropower
Thursday, 25 November 2010 The photovoltaic multinational Silfab has placed its bets on Romanian hydropower projects by acquiring equity stakes in Italian renewable energy developer Idrofin Srl, a Padua-based developer of hydro...