Renewable hydropower is a clean, reliable, versatile and low-cost source of electricity generation and responsible water management.

Renewable hydropower is a reliable, versatile and low-cost source of clean electricity generation and responsible water management.

Future projections. The IEA and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), state that to achieve a cost-effective and feasible global net-zero energy system by 2050, the existing capacity of hydropower will need to be doubled - that is between an approximate range of 2,500 GW to 3,000 GW, including pumped storage hydropower.. The 2024 World Hydropower Outlook reported that up to 2030 ...

There are two main types of pumped hydro:‍ ‍Open-loop: with either an upper or lower reservoir that is continuously connected to a naturally flowing water source such as a river. Closed-loop: an ‘off-river’ site that produces power from water pumped to an upper reservoir without a significant natural inflow. World's biggest battery . Pumped storage hydropower is the world's largest ...

Alto Lindoso, Portugal. European energy leaders convened in Switzerland to launch the report of XFLEX HYDRO, a four-year, €18 million research and innovation project. This initiative demonstrated the potential of modest technological upgrades and advanced software to modernise and significantly extend the flexibility of hydropower plants across Europe.

This toolkit details the barriers for delivering policy solutions to pumped storage development and the appropriate mechanisms needed to drive this growth.

‍Hydropower's low global carbon footprint. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report noted that only wind and nuclear power have lower median lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than hydropower. However, the panel cautioned that few studies had assessed the net emissions of freshwater reservoirs, accounting for pre-existing natural sources and unrelated ...

The World Hydropower Outlook, a flagship annual publication by IHA, tracks and directs the progress of hydropower development globally against net zero pathways.

The Clean Currents Conference and Tradeshow is an all-encompassing event where the waterpower industry comes together each fall. The North American waterpower community will connect in Portland, Oregon to turn innovation and vision into growth for, and the betterment of, the waterpower industry.

The World Hydropower Outlook, a flagship annual publication by IHA, tracks and directs the progress of hydropower development globally against net zero pathways. Drawing upon exclusive new development insights from IHA’s global database, it features in-depth analysis of hydropower’s growth trajectory, highlighting policy and finances challenges as …