Headline News: “Electric Buses Were 56% Of EU City Bus Market In 2025” • Transport & Environment published some information about how much growth there has been in the electric bus market, saying, “Six out of ten new EU city … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Mount Rainier May Be Shrinking Due To Climate Change” • Mount Rainier, a volcano in Washington state, is shrinking, likely due to climate change. Since the mid-20th century, the summit of Mount Rainier has likely declined more than … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Pushback Against Phaseout Of Fossil Fuels Upsets COP30 Climate Talks As EU Rejects Draft Deal” • Delegates at COP30 worked into the early hours of Saturday to find common ground on a host of proposals. Many nations want … Continue reading →
Headline News: “Risk Of Atlantic Current Collapsing Much Higher Than We Had Expected” • Climate risks just keep growing, but it’s not great to hear that one of the possibilities that is most concerning is getting more likely. That is … Continue reading →
Hanford Mills Museum will hold its annual Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 4. Activities include a kids’ fishing derby on the Mill Pond, frog jumping contests, live music, local food, and steam-power and water-power demonstrations in the Museum’s historic … Continue reading →
By George Harvey Two hydropower inventions currently going through the patent process could have far-reaching consequences. Both could enable smaller-scale hydro power projects by making them cost-effective where they had not been previously. Closed-loop hydroelectric pumped storage Pumped hydro has … Continue reading →
By George Harvey In May of 2015, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson of Stanford University published a paper, “100% clean and renewable wind, water, and sunlight (WWS) all-sector energy roadmaps for the 50 United States.” … Continue reading →
Capital Region Meeting of the New York Solar Energy Society Friday, May 19th, 2017 12 noon to 1:30 PM Restored Mechanicville Hydro Electric Dam Where History and Energy come together Oldest continuously operating Hydroelectric Dam in USA! http://www.albanyengineering.com/mechanicville.htm Come tour … Continue reading →
by Russell King The classic picture of hydropower is that of a large concrete dam that spans the breadth of a river, providing water and electricity to thousands, if not millions. Hydroelectric dams are not merely physically big, however; their … Continue reading →
By George Harvey Many Green Energy Times readers will recognize the name of Lori Barg, who did an extensive study on Vermont dams that lacked hydroelectric facilities. She concluded that a large number of them could be developed for hydroelectric … Continue reading →