THE CONVERSATION: Native American voices are finally factoring into energy projects – a hydropower ruling is a victory for environmental justice on tribal lands The Conversation Planning and managementPolicy and regulation April 17, 2024By Emily Benton Hite, Saint Louis University and Denielle Perry, Northern Arizona University The U.S. has a long record of...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Pumped storage hydro could be key to the clean energy transition. But where will the water come from? Inside Climate News Water project operations November 20, 2023Dozens of proposed projects would pump water uphill to reservoirs that release it to generate electricity when wind and solar...
NREL: Unlocking Hydropower’s Potential National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Water project operations August 24, 2023By Tiffany Plate, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In 1880, a water-powered turbine generated its first spark of electricity. It...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Solar is Booming in the California Desert, if Water Issues Don’t Get in the Way Inside Climate News Planning and management June 26, 2023Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning...
