Michigan’s Ludington Pumped Storage Plant uses excess electricity to pump water uphill, which generates power when it flows back down.
Published May 10, 2024
A chart-topping solar-plus-storage project in the Mojave became fully operational in January 2024.
Published Feb 7, 2024
The array of turbines is an example of Uruguay’s rapid adoption of wind power.
Published Dec 18, 2023
Windpark Fryslân can produce enough electricity to power about half a million homes in the Netherlands.
Published Jul 31, 2023
Hot springs and fumaroles dot this misnamed geothermal field that hosts the world’s largest complex of power plants capturing subterranean heat.
Published Sep 5, 2022
As countries look to decarbonize their economies, floating solar farms have become an option.
Published Aug 22, 2022
Greening valleys and sinuous reservoirs near Knoxville stand out in this April satellite image.
Published Apr 21, 2022
Remote sensing could help experts monitor Nile hydrology as a new reservoir is filled.
Published Apr 20, 2022
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will boost electricity production and development in Ethiopia, but could have less desirable consequences for other users of Nile River water.
Published Apr 19, 2022
Solar and wind farms now cover fields that were abandoned after the nuclear accident in 2011.
Published Apr 14, 2022
The Thar desert’s abundance of open space and sunshine make it an ideal place for solar power.
Published Feb 19, 2022
South America’s second-longest river forms part of the border between Argentina and Paraguay.
Published Dec 19, 2021
Kaheawa Wind Power facilities provide 10 to 15 percent of this Hawaiian island’s electric power.
Published Nov 14, 2020
As water levels rise from excessive monsoon rainfall, dam operators discharge water through spillway gates.
Published Jul 24, 2020
Phytoplankton and sediment produced a vivid display in this relatively shallow sea between Great Britain and northern Europe.
Published Apr 9, 2020
The 12,000-year old town of Hasankeyf could soon be underwater due to the construction of a new dam.
Published Mar 17, 2020
The 500-megawatt Núñez de Balboa photovoltaic plant in Spain will supply energy to 250,000 people per year.
Published Mar 7, 2020
Fjords and funnel-shaped bays and inlets are often the scene of dramatic tidal changes and sediment loads.
Published Dec 7, 2019
The fourth largest man-made reservoir in North America extends from Pierre, South Dakota, to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Published Dec 8, 2019
Egypt is near completion of one of the world’s largest solar energy installations.
Published Oct 19, 2019
China has more capacity to generate solar power than any other country, but getting the power to where it is most needed can be a challenge.
Published Jun 17, 2019
Momotombo in western Nicaragua is an active stratovolcano and a source of renewable energy.
Published Dec 3, 2018
Reducing air pollution could increase the country's solar power potential.
Published Apr 26, 2018
People from several villages had to relocate to make way for a new dam that will give the country’s supply of electricity a boost.
Published Feb 24, 2018
Construction of the Belo Monte Dam has transformed a major tributary of the Amazon River in northern Brazil.
Published Oct 6, 2017
For now, this solar park in China’s western province of Qinghai is the largest in the world.
Published Feb 16, 2017
Wind farms in the North Sea give rise to sediment plumes below the water’s surface.
Published Nov 8, 2016
The Lone Star State leads the nation in energy production from both wind and oil.
Published May 28, 2016
In Morocco, an expansive solar power complex begins to take shape at the “door of the desert.”
Published Jan 10, 2016
An increasing number of solar panels take advantage of the desert’s copious sunshine.
Published Jun 17, 2015
