State Grid Corp. of China says it has finalized a pumped-hydro storage project consisting of four reversible pump-turbine generator units, each with a capacity of 350 MW. It is located near Xiamen, in ...

A new partnership will investigate the viability of colocating a closed-loop pumped hydro energy storage facility with solar PV at the site of a former gold mine in Moose River in the Canadian ...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations recently announced an award under its Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land. This award of more than ...

Centrepiece of country's efforts is Yarlung Tsangpo project, expected to generate roughly three times as much power as Three Gorges Dam China is cementing its dominance in global hydropower, ...

A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a renewable energy installation. The Lewis Ridge Pumped ...

NEGAUNEE, MI – Michigan’s Upper Peninsula may be primed for a major hydroelectric future because of its underground mining past. Scientists at Michigan Technological University in Houghton believe it ...

On January 22, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a 40‑year original license to FFP Project 101, LLC (FFP) to construct and operate a 1,200‑megawatt pumped ...

The CU Hydropower Team is competing in the DOE Hydropower Collegiate Competition to design a closed-loop pumped storage hydropower facility. The team is performing engineering for site development, ...

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is hosting a high-level roundtable in Brasília bringing together government officials, regulators, and energy companies to accelerate ...

A project that will demonstrate the conversion of a former coal mine in Bell County, Kentucky, into a utility-scale 287-MW pumped storage hydroelectric facility has garnered federal backing from the ...

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