A hydroelectric generator produces electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of running water. Now you can not only find stationary larger-scale hydroelectric generators but also portable micro ...

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this. OK, so perhaps you wouldn't ever be ...

"I thought there should be a way to make clean and fresh drinking water readily available to virtually anyone in need," said ...

January 22 2004 – GE Energy received a contract of more than $540 000 from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) for a hydro generator rewind project at an IID hydroelectric plant on the All American ...

Freshman teams “Sir Care-A-Lot” (Section 68, Group 3) and “Hydro-electric Generator with Water Filter” (Section 72, Group 4) won the Faculty Choice and Student Choice 2016 Freshman Awards, ...

There are already plenty of gadgets that allow people to charge their mobile devices while off the grid. Most of those products utilize solar power, while a few have gone the thermoelectric route. The ...

The theory behind hydropower is very simple: water obeys gravity and imparts the gained kinetic energy onto a turbine, which subsequently drives a generator. The devil here is, of course, in all the ...

When the subjects of energy efficiency or the green economy are discussed, solar and wind power dominate the discussion. But hydropower, which has been employed in Massachusetts for 300 years, tends ...

January 5, 2008 Millennium Cell Inc. and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies have announced the completion of a pre-production version of the HydroPak portable power generator that incorporates a unique ...

Grid stability and fast response: In order to handle spikes in demand, pumped hydro facilities can quickly ramp up to full ...

Integrated Power Services has agreed to acquire ABB’s Canadian and US hydro generator and transformer repair businesses. No financial terms were released for the deal, which is expected to close in Q2 ...

New Zealand’s electricity regulator has approved rule changes that will make it easier for hydro generators to access more water during a dry year. The changes to the Security of Supply Forecasting ...