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Hydropower

What's the deal with pumped-hydro energy storage?
Can two artificial reservoirs and gravity compete with batteries? Erik Steimle makes the case for modern pumped-hydro storage.
Jan 22 • 
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Time to stop taking hydropower for granted?
A closer look at hydropower's essential role in enabling renewable energy growth, and the challenges it faces.
Dec 13, 2024 • 
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How to make small hydro more like solar
A new startup called Emrgy is trying to make small-scale hydro work by developing standardized small generators that they drop into canals. (Turns out…
May 31, 2023 • 
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What's going on with hydropower?
Hydro has always been the reliable standby for renewable energy, but does it have a future? Will there be more big dams, or more power out of existing…
Apr 14, 2023 • 
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