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The river runs through this category. Dams, windmills, tidal flows, any way you can turn water flow into energy. PF members offer their solutions to capturing this energy. Have an idea in Hydroelectric? Tell us

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Orbital Rotational tideal turbine

E Holohan

I have developed a turbine for use in high flow areas of tide and current. The design has almost limitless torque and ... more ...

Climate Change, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Wind
Ocean Kinetic Energy

Caleb VandeBerg

My idea has to do with using ocean currents to power homes, industrial buildings and much more. By putting tubines in ... more ...

Engineering, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Water
Retired Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn Discusses Renewable Energy

Jordan Petitt

As president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (Ret.) is a strong advocate ... more ...

Business, Geothermal, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind
Hydropower: How Canada-U.S. Partnerships Contribute to America’s Clean Energy Economy

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

By creating symbiotic relationships with other nations, especially our neighbors, the United States can begin using ... more ...

Efficiency, Hydroelectric, Policy
Aqua Electricity: A Rechargeable Boat?

Rick Anderson

We have generators that are attached to the side of either a moving or stationary boat that recharges batteries for the ... more ...

Clean Tech, Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Transportation
Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells for Batteries

Northeastern University

We are headed towards a society that will be largely unplugged – from fossil fuels, wall outlets, etc. – but ... more ...

Education, Electric Cars, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Science
Turbines Inspired by Nature

Omar Abass

Inspired by nature, these turbines follow the logarithmic spiral pattern found everywhere in the universe from ... more ...

Biomimicry, Efficiency, Engineering, Green Communities, Green Living, Hydroelectric, Oceans, Renewable Energy, Water, Wind
Hydrogen on Demand for All Transportation

Terry Jackson

Hello neighbours, I, a 52-year-old male technician from Oakville, Ontario, Canada, have created and built a working ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Economics, Education, Efficiency, Engineering, Health, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Science, Transportation, Water
Reliable, Renewable Power: Drop-in Hydropower with the Flip-Wing Turbine

Burt Hamner

Hydrovolts capitalizes upon the large global opportunity of untapped energy of controlled flowing water, enabling clean ... more ...

Business, Clean Tech, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Renewable Energy, Water
Can Algae Save the World — Again?

Jerry Schranz

Can algae save the world again? The microscopic green plants cleaned up the earth’s atmosphere millions of years ... more ...

Algae, Biofuels, Business, Clean Tech, Efficiency, Green Living, Hydroelectric, Science, Transportation
Transforming the Public Transportation Experience to Encourage Usage.

rahul saggar

I want to improve the experience on public transportation vehicles, while appealing to people who don’t usually ... more ...

Activism, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Public Transportation, Science, Transportation
Use City Water to Power Hydroelectric Turbines

chris jamerson

Most large cities have water mains that have high volumns of 60 PSI or better water flowing most of the time, if the ... more ...

Efficiency, Hydroelectric, Policy, Science
Water: A Commonsense Alternative Energy Source?

Virginia Drago

By conserving water that we normally would waste, such as water from our roofs following a rain storm or tap water that ... more ...

Activism, Efficiency, Green Living, Hydroelectric
Reducing Water Needs Through Sustainable Sandharvesting

Arthur Michael Ambrosino

High-Grade metamorphic terrains, located in thousands of places around the world with many right here in the United ... more ...

Business, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Policy
Conservation of Water is Critical to our Future

John Liparelli

Secure more water, curb pollution, end interior flooding and create jobs through a national project that will correct ... more ...

Activism, Agriculture, Business, Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Policy
BPA Goes All Out – Green roofs, Hybrid lifts, e-waste, sustainability education, and more

Darby Collins

Submitted for the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards by Bonneville Power Administration.
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Efficiency, GreenGov, Hydroelectric, Wind
Unobtrusive River Water Power

george whitney

Utilize the current of moving water to generate electricity. By placing water powered electric generators in the main ... more ...

Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric
Kinetic Hydro Meets Manhattan

Ronald Smith

Verdant Power is turning Manhattan’s East River into a testing ground for a hydro electricity project that could ... more ...

Architecture, Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric
Why should America invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy?

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

Filmed at the 13th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Efficiency EXPO + Forum, held on May 27, 2010. The EXPO ... more ...

Activism, Agriculture, Architecture, Biofuels, Efficiency, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Solar, Transportation, Wind
Hydro Power With an Individual Approach

David Raish

When we normally imagine hydroelectric energy, we think of huge dams, big lakes, and dry rivers. The state of Nevada ... more ...

Hydroelectric
Solar and Water Power as Alternative Energy

Planet Forward Archive

From the Rochester Museum and Science Center
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Hydroelectric, Solar
Make Your Case – Kevin Harrison

Planet Forward Archive

from the National Renewable Energy Lab
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Electric Cars, Engineering, Hydroelectric, Solar, Transportation, Wind
RET – Radiant Energy Transfer

Planet Forward Archive

World-changing energy breakthrough technology providing abundant, low-cost, carbon-free energy
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Engineering, Hydroelectric, Science
Solution-The Renewable Electron Economy

Planet Forward Archive


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Electric Cars, Hydroelectric, Nuclear, Science, Solar, Transportation, Wind
Teaming Nuclear and Renewable Energies

Planet Forward Archive


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Business, Hydroelectric, Nuclear, Solar, Wind
It’s the infrastructure, stupid

Victoria Riess

By Victoria Riess, Haley Lesavoy & Mark Abramson The technology is here, but without an infrastructure to implement ... more ...

Biofuels, Hydroelectric, Transportation
Dream of the Future

Madeline Twomey

By Madeline Twomey & Juliette Dallas-Feeney. Arlington, VA school-teacher Gail Carten explains her participation in ... more ...

Hydroelectric
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Webisodes

Hang Ten! Tidal Power

Are you ready to ride the waves? Planet Forward Intern Dave Raish shows us a video – with a nifty animation – that explains how one utility plans to harness the most reliable resource on Earth – the tides. By connecting two tidal turbines – think underwater windmills – to the grid, Craig Collar of …Read More…


TV Segments

Verdant Power: Harvesting Power From the Sea

Planet Forward’s Bloomberg West debut featured Verdant Power, an innovative company that is building underwater turbines to harness the power of the tides. See what challenges they face and tell us what you think!

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Articles From the Blog Related to Hydroelectric

Hydroelectric Power

From dams to watermills, hydropower has been used for thousands of years in regions all over the world. But for such an ancient idea, why isn’t it more common renewable energy source now? Read our most recent newsletter

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