Construction General on MSN

I built a mini hydropower system!

In this video, we explore the construction of a mini hydroelectric dam as part of a science project, demonstrating the ...
Construction General on MSN

Powerful 4-gate discharge dam build

In this video, we showcase the construction of a mini hydroelectric dam. Explore the science behind its design and ...
Mongabay

The first amphibian to halt a hydroelectric dam now takes on the climate crisis

Known in Brazil as the admirable little red-bellied toad, the rare Melanophryniscus admirabilis is endemic to a stretch of the Forqueta River in Rio Grande do Sul state. It made history in 2014 when ...
WOOD-TV

Consumers Energy agrees to sell 13 hydroelectric dams

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Consumers Energy is selling its 13 hydroelectric dams to a Maryland-based energy investment firm. Consumers and Hull Street Energy, LLC, on Tuesday announced they had ...
fox17online

Michigan neighbors learn about $13 sale of hydroelectric dams as approval process continues

MUIR, Mich. — Neighbors across Michigan are learning more about Consumers Energy's sale of 13 hydroelectric dams to Confluence Hydro for just $13, one dollar each. SEE MORE: Consumers Energy set to ...
MLive

Consumers Energy would pay double for hydro power under dam deal

LANSING, MI — Consumers Energy wants state regulators to approve a 30-year deal that would involve paying a private buyer twice the market rate for comparable hydropower in exchange for selling its ...
The Bulletin

Guest column: It’s time to rethink the data on salmon and hydropower

Campaigning in Portland for the presidency in 1932, then-candidate Franklin Roosevelt shared his vision for developing the Columbia River and its tributaries: This vast water power can be of ...