One By One Big Hydropower Dams Disrupt Mekong River’s Free Flow
In unfolding global energy revolution, expensive and ecologically risky dams may not be right choice to generate more electricity.
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Chased by Drought, Rising Costs, and Clean Technology, India Pivots on Coal-Fired Power
World’s third-largest coal user joins China and U.S. in shift from black fuel.
U.S. Hydropower Grows By Going Small
Hydropower expansion relies on improving existing dams. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Change is coming for the 90-year-old Point Marion Lock and Dam, change that could signal a new direction for America’s water and power infrastructure. More than a decade ago a steady flow of barges passed through Point Marion, on the Monongahela River […]
Federal Water Tap, August 1: Energy Department Report Endorses U.S. Hydropower Growth
The Rundown The Energy Department identifies a path for more U.S. hydropower. The White House issues a cyberattack response plan. The EPA issues water quality recommendations to protect fish from copper and selenium, while the EPA’s internal watchdog delays an investigation into the Gold King mine spill. Federal agencies make “little progress” on a national […]
The Stream, July 19: Controversy Over Major Power Plants Could Affect Critical Waterways
The Global Rundown Opponents of a proposed power plant in Bangladesh are appealing to the United Nations in order to protect the world’s largest mangrove forest. Pakistan and India continue to quarrel over two hydropower plants currently under construction. Coral around the globe is at increased risk because of warming waters. Mozambique recently received nearly $100 million in financial support for drought […]
Popularity of Big Hydropower Projects Diminishes Around the World
Big water, cost-savings from new wind and solar construction.
North America Clean Energy Plan Could Boost Canadian Hydropower
Leaders pledge more use of low-carbon fuels. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue At a summit in Ottawa today, the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to accelerate North America’s development of low-carbon energy sources, pledging that half of their combined electricity use will come from “clean” fuel sources by 2025. “We […]
Water-Related Risks Strand $Billions in Energy, Mining, Power Projects
Droughts, floods, and civic opposition cause huge losses.
South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away From Carbon
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits curb enthusiasm for fossil fuels. By Keith Schneider, Circe of Blue Images from space of the Kusile and Medupi power stations, under construction in South Africa, show rows of partially completed turbine plants, a pick-up sticks jumble of big tower cranes, and an armada of trucks. The stunningly clear […]
EPA Clean Power Plan Delivers Significant Benefits for Water
Cutting carbon emissions from power plants will lead to reductions in water use, water withdrawals, and mercury pollution in rivers and lakes. Photo © J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue A wind farm rises in the Illinois plains, west of Chicago. Wind power uses no water to generate electricity. Click image to enlarge. By […]
Zambia Electricity Shortage Highlights Africa’s Hydropower Shortfalls
Amid a changing social and environmental landscape, Sub-Saharan Africa turns to its rivers.
