HYDROPOWER

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

ENERGY, ETHIOPIA, RENEWABLE / 20 February 2022

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream.

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Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (Reuters)

Hydropower dams make a fish-friendly splash

ENERGY, RENEWABLE / 16 February 2022

Hydroelectricity plays an important role in keeping the grid humming throughout Europe. While wind and solar generate energy under some conditions, hydropower can start generating power whenever the grid needs it, so-called baseload energy. The big issue now is how to design hydropower technology with fish in mind. Readmore

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