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An energy project northeast of Klamath Falls will be one of the first new pumped storage hydroelectric systems in the U.S. in 30 years. Developers announced last week the project design is finished.

Researchers from China's Harbin Institute of Technology proposed to combine pumped hydro storage systems with compressed air energy storage (CAES) technology in an attempt to address a well-known ...

This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s ongoing commitment to identify solutions to Utah’s biggest challenges through the work of the Innovation Lab. Salt Lake City-based rPlus Hydro announced ...

RAWLINS -- As the Seminoe Pumped Storage project moves forward, several organizations recently voiced concern the process is moving too fast and important studies have not happened as rPlus Hydro ...

LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households ...

Utility Salt River Project is considering developing a giant hydropower battery-storage project in the watershed northeast of Phoenix, and a bill signed by President Joe Biden puts that a step closer ...

A chart showing the global amount of megawatts produced, since the 1920s, using hydropower by traditional and pumped storage facilities as well as others. The chart shows a significant increase in ...

Using idle open-cast coal mines for pumped hydropower storage of solar power is financially feasible, new research from India is suggesting. In the study ...

ADELAIDE, Australia—Mining operations that contributed to greenhouse-gas emissions could soon help to cut them. Around the world, companies are seeking to repurpose old mines as renewable-energy ...