Low water levels at the Lake Oroville reservoir in May, 2021 due to California’s drought. A few … [+] months later the hydropower plant shut down for the first time since the dam was compl...
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Rural Kenya harnesses stranded potential energy to mine BTC using hydropower
A rural village in Kenya has been using off-grid energy generated using hydropower to mine Bitcoin (BTC) and power 500 families nearby. Bitcoin Is Key To An Abundant Clean Energy Future pic.twitter.co...
Giving Thanks For Rivers Of Food
Fish (Still Life), 1864. Artist Edouard Manet. (Photo by by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty … [+] Images) Heritage Images via Getty Images On Thursday, Americans will pause to give thanks...
Plotting A Nature Positive Path To A Sustainable Energy Future
Fishing with a cast net. getty The approaching UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), to be held in Egypt in November, focuses attention on the pathways needed to achieve global climate targets. A rapi...
Significant Global Potential To Increase Generation From Hydropower Projects Without Adding New Dams
One of three replacements for old turbines at Lookout Point Dam in Oregon. US Army Corps of Engineers Early this century, the Vernon Station hydropower dam on the Connecticut River generated an averag...
Quebec’s Mohawk Council of Kahnawake explores Bitcoin mining via hydro-power
Members of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) and the newly formed Kahnawake Blockchain Technologies (KBT) are enthusiastic about the possibility of boosting the region’s potential for economic gro...
Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021
QINGHAI, CHINA – AUGUST 10, 2022 – Hainan Ecological Photovoltaic Park in Hainan Prefecture, Qinghai … [+] Province, China, August 10, 2022. In recent years, relying on the advantage...
GE signs contract to upgrade vast hydropower facility in South America
Straddling the border between Brazil and Paraguay, Itaipu commenced electricity production in 1984. The technological upgrades being planned for the site are set to take 14 years. Tifonimages | Istock...
And The Grammy Goes To…the IPCC For (Renewable) Revolution Rock
The Grammys take place the day before the next IPCC report is released. getty Scientific reports can be a bit dry. That’s why I’ve come to believe that a good report needs a theme song (e.g., check ou...
Costa Rica: hydropower for Bitcoin mining
In Costa Rica, thanks to a surplus of green energy, it seems that a hydroelectric plant put on hiatus due to the pandemic has now been given a new life, thanks to its use for mining Bitcoin and crypto...