Hydropower

Pumped Storage

AGL Acquires Upper Hunter Pumped Storage Hydro Projects

AGL has acquired two early-stage pumped storage hydro projects in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter region, previously owned by Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust. …

Hydropower Plant

Norsk Hydro to Assess Major Upgrade of Hydropower Facilities at Rjukan

Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian energy company, is planning a major upgrade to its hydropower facilities in Rjukan, Norway. The company will initiate an impact assessm…

Pumped Storage

ENGIE and CDPQ Plan up to £1 Billion Investment in UK Pumped Storage Plants

Energy company ENGIE and Canadian investor CDPQ have committed up to £1 billion to refurbish two major pumped storage hydro plants, Dinorwig and Ffestinio…

Wave Energy

Carnegie Advances ACHIEVE Wave Energy Project With New Europewave Payment

Carnegie Clean Energy, an Australian wave energy developer, announced that its subsidiary, CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), received a €137,152 payment under t…

Hydropower Plant

Rio Tinto to Modernise Quebec Hydro Plant With $1.2bn Investment

Rio Tinto has committed $1.2 billion to modernize the Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Alma, Quebec, marking its largest investment in hydroelectric as…

Hydropower Plant

World Bank Approves $350 Million Grant for Malawi Hydropower Project

On Thursday, the World Bank’s board of directors approved a $350 million grant to fund the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project in Malawi. This initiativ…

Wave Energy

Atargis Energy Trials Indicate 1.96 MW Potential for Wave Energy Converter

Atargis Energy, a U.S.-based renewable energy company, has announced promising results from recent wave tank tests of its Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWE…

Pumped Storage

Spiral Case Successfully Installed at Kidston Pumped Storage Project

In late April 2025, the Kidston pumped storage hydropower project in Australia achieved a significant milestone with the successful installation of the spiral c…

Dam

China’s Shuangjiangkou Dam Begins Water Storage, Set to Become Tallest – For Now

The Shuangjiangkou Dam in Sichuan Province, China, entered its final phase on May 1, as it began storing water, marking a significant milestone in one of the co…

Wave Energy

CorPower to Build 5MW Wave Project

CorPower Ocean will develop a 5MW wave energy project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland, announced by Deputy First Minister Kate F…

Wave Energy

Electrical Validation Done for CETO Wave Energy Device

Australia’s Carnegie Clean Energy completed electrical and control system testing for its ACHIEVE CETO wave energy unit at SEI’s facilities in the B…

Hydropower Plant

Skanska to Upgrade and Build Tunnels for Norwegian Hydro Plant

Skanska has secured a contract with Statkraft to enhance infrastructure at the Saurland hydroelectric power plant in Suldal, Rogaland County, Norway. Valued at …

Hydropower Plant

Uzbekistan, Slovenia Reach Agreement on Small-Scale Micro Hydropower Plants

Uzbekistan and Slovenia have reached an agreement to develop small-scale micro hydropower plants, as announced by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Ind…

China

China Showcases High-Altitude Engineering Prowess With 38-Meter Core Sample Extracted

On Sunday, engineers at the Yebatan Hydropower Station in southwest China successfully extracted a 38.1-meter-long concrete core sample from the dam, setting a …

Wave Energy

UK Government Moves to Unlock Full Potential of Marine Energy

The United Kingdom has established a Marine Energy Task Force to advance the development of tidal and wave energy technologies across the country. The initiativ…