Tag - Hydropower

Approval Granted for the World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam

The proposed Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric Project will produce three times as much electricity as the Three Gorges Dam, pictured hereXinhuaChina has given the green light to the construction of what will become the world's largest hydropower dam, expected to generate nearly three times the electricity of the current record-holder, the Three Gorges Dam.Location and...

A New Type of Hydropower is Becoming Increasingly Popular

Rocky Mountain pumped-storage hydtroele3ctric power plant is owned by Oglethorpe Power Corp. Source - Thomson200. Public DomainPumped storage hydropower (PSH), a type of hydroelectric energy storage, is rapidly gaining popularity worldwide as a new technology. Unlike the traditional image of hydroelectric power, which is associated with massive dams such as the Hoover Dam or...