Tag: Hydropower
How start-ups harvest electricity from the sea
Visualization of a wave power plant The movement drives generators, which in turn produce green electricity. (Photo: Corepower) Munich Patrik Möller, CEO and co-founder of the Swedish start-up Corpower Ocean,…
Electricity from the neighboring country? That’s why it could be tight
Berlin The report on the status of electricity supply security in Germany, which the Federal Cabinet approved at the beginning of February, paints a optimistic picture. It states that the…
Why reservoirs are becoming increasingly important
energy Storing electricity is one of the most important challenges for the energy transition. Dusseldorf The Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant is located high in the Swiss Alps…
Turkey wants to build the world’s largest wave power plant
Wave power plant by Eco Wave Power So far, the systems have been more of an experiment than a contribution to a stable energy supply. (Photo: Eco Wave Power) Istanbul…
Ethiopia starts electricity production with controversial Nile dam
Construction of the Nile Dam GERD stands for: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. It is in northwestern Ethiopia (Photo: dpa) Addis Ababa Ethiopia has put the Nile dam, which is controversial…
Hydropower Plant In Costa Rica Heads To Cryptocurrency Mining
In Costa Rica, a hydroelectric power station near the Poás River, surrounded by coffee trees, has started its operations by turning to cryptocurrency mining. After nearly three decades, a hydroelectric…
Siemens Energy withdraws from hydropower JV with Voith
Siemens Energy plant in Mülheim-Ruhr Siemens Energy announced on Friday that the parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for 35 percent of the shares in the specialist…