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 ...

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 ...

Pumped-storage hydropower is seen as a key technology in China to balance the grid and store excess energy from intermittent sources like wind and solar. The 1.2-GW Jinzhai pumped-storage project is a ...

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

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 ...

KEY POINTS One of the longest-duration pumped storage hydropower projects in the country is proposed for Navajo Nation land in the Four Corners region. The project received a $7.1 million Department ...

Hydro Energy, a wholly-owned unit of Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCQX:NHYDY) has announced the final investment decision for its largest hydropower development in more than 20 years, ...

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