Pumped storage can play a major role as the country addresses its rapidly growing needs for storage capacity and carbon-free power. Pumped storage hydroelectric projects have been providing valuable ...

Pumped storage hydropower is the greenest renewable energy technology for large-scale energy storage, a new study suggests. Researchers with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said closed-loop ...

Journalist Robert Kunzig explains how an old technology could complement wind and solar installations to decarbonize the electric grid. However, big upfront costs and thorny land-use issues would ...

Local stakeholders say the project simply requires too many unacceptable impacts for the unique, and lucrative, outdoor ...

After years in the wings, hydropower stepped into the spotlight in 2025. Policymakers began to value the grid-balancing power ...

About 1,800 sites in Alaska are suitable for the development of closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects, and many more are suitable for open-loop pumped storage, according to a study by Argonne ...

In late November, in a quiet corner of Devon, England, workers began adding a secret, light brown powder to water as they mixed up a special fluid that can store energy. They blended it with the ...

The Bac Ai hydropower project has a designed capacity of 1,200 MW, comprising four turbines of 300 MW each, with a total ...

Georgia’s government plans to introduce additional state support instruments for large-scale hydropower projects regarded as ...