hydro power

How National Parks benefit the environment

The U.S. has over 400 national parks across the country, which host a combined total to 330 million curious visitors...

Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel sound like characters on a children's program, but they are actually...

The world’s most populous country is about to invest a whole lot of money in clean energy. Clean Technica reports...

[gallery_extend] Moving water becomes stored energy as the device's turbine turns, even during a weak...

For any critics who say a country can't receive 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources, Germany offers...

As President Obama looks to shift the U.S. away from coal power and towards renewable energy in America's Clean...

Portland residents can now generate green electricity simply by turning on their water taps and flushing their...

Based in Feldafing, Germany, Smart Hydro Poweris a start-up company with an incredible mission: they've been developing...

[gallery_extend] The Energy Duck is modeled on the common eider duck, which is found in the waters of...

Most of us underestimate or ignore our incredible dependence on electricity, but there's nothing like a blackout...

In 2011, Germany made headlines when a small agricultural village in the state of Bavaria produced more energy...

Hydroelectric power can be a very efficient way to produce or augment renewable energy. But if you don't have a...

[gallery_extend] In 1978, Schaeffer founded Real Goods Solar in Hopland, California, one of the nation's...

Here at Inhabitat we love discovering products that generate power from everyday activities - innovations like...

[gallery_extend] The new Iller River hydroelectric station replaces a 50 year old station, and transforms...