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Good Morning #Canada
OTD in 1972, construction begins on Canada’s largest single-site #Hydroelectric project at Churchill Falls, Labrador. To commemorate this minor historical event in our country's impressive record of hydroelectric technology and power generation, let's focus on one of the newest projects. The controversial Site C in British Columbia will begin filling its reservoir this summer in preparation for starting operations.

#CanadaIsAwesome
https://youtu.be/gZARb7pLQeo?si=Wo5iEWE9ushqGBaS

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌊⚙️ Most flowing water #energy goes unused because it's too small-scale for traditional #hydroelectric systems. Japanese engineer Masaya Sumino solved this with PicoPica spiral turbines that work in shallow streams and irrigation channels.
His portable 18 kg (~40 lb.) generator brings #electricity to communities without #power grids, using #water flows we normally overlook.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/picopica-water-power-generator-masaya-sumino-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=picopica_generator

#tksst #video #engineering #hydrology #hydropower #inventions #japan #kids #rivers

A white-framed PicoPica water turbine generator positioned in a shallow rocky stream, showing multiple dark spiral turbine blades inside the rectangular housing designed to capture energy from slow-moving water flow.

🌊⚙️ Most flowing water #energy goes unused because it's too small-scale for traditional #hydroelectric systems.

Japanese engineer Masaya Sumino solved this with PicoPica spiral turbines that work in shallow streams and irrigation channels. His portable 18 kg (~40 lb.) generator brings #electricity to communities without #power grids, using #water flows we normally overlook.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/picopica-water-power-generator-masaya-sumino-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=picopica_generator

#tksst #video #engineering #hydrology #hydropower #inventions #japan #kids #rivers

Spotlight on new Churchill Falls deal at annual Energy N.L. conference
As industry leaders and specialists gather in St. John's for an annual energy industry conference, the spotlight is focused on a new hydroelectric agreement being forged between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.
#energy #agreement #hydroelectric #conference #ChurchillFalls #StJohns
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/energy-nl-conference-churchill-1.7549720?cmp=rss

Report: Finland leads Europe in #river restoration

#damremovals #finland #wwf #hydroelectric
https://yle.fi/a/74-20162013

US National Inventory Of Dams [NID] [open spatial data]
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H/T Data Is Plural https://www.data-is-plural.com/
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“The National Inventory of Dams [https://nid.sec.usace.army.mil/] [is a is a congressionally authorized] ‘document[ing] all known dams in the U.S. and its territories that meet certain criteria’ related [https://nid.sec.usace.army.mil/#/about-the-nid/mission] to the dam’s height, reservoir size, and likely impacts of its ‘failure or mis-operation.’..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #fedscience #NationalInventoryofDams #NLDI #US #USA #dams #criteria #inventory #opendata #downloadable #risk #hazard #infrastructure #energy #HEP #waterresources #hydroelectric #webmap #USACE #operations #dataset #safety #inspection #uses
@USACE @FEMA @EPA

Loch Faskally and the salmon ladder walk, Pitlochry.

#lochfaskally #rivertummel #pitlochry #pitlochrydam #scottishrivers #scottishlochs #hydroelectric #visitscotland

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LESSON FROM THE POWER OUTAGE

What we learned from the power outage of yesterday in Spain and Portugal is that without hydroelectric and fossil-fuel power stations you can't restart the grid, while nuclear power stations take a long time to restart.

#poweroutage #spain #portugal #hydroelectric #fossilfuel #nuclear #renewables

Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity

Rain could be a clean way of generating lots of electricity #rain #water #hydroelectric #renewable #electricity #hydroelectricity

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2476820-rain-could-be-a-clean-way-of-generating-lots-of-electricity

Manitoba is ending some of its #hydroelectric #electricity exports to the US and redirecting that energy for domestic 🇨🇦 development and to offset reliance on #fossilfuel / diesel power in northern communities.

The amount #electricity being redirected is around 500MW - this is an amount of power roughly equivalent to the power of the upcoming Rolls-Royce small modular #nuclear reactor (SMR).

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2025/04/14/manitoba-freezes-some-electricity-exports-to-u-s-plans-to-turn-northward

Plans for UK’s largest hydro pump storage scheme in Highlands approved

Gilkes #Energy, based in #Kendal, plans to install the PSH at Lochan na h-Earba, which once built will have a maximum output capacity of 1,800MW and a storage capacity of 40,000MWh, making it the largest project of its kind in the #UK.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25066127.plans-uks-largest-hydro-pump-storage-scheme-highlands-approved/

#green #hydroelectric #Scotland #GreenElectricity

conduit—Snoqualmie Falls, WA (2019)

#landscape #landscapephotography #fineartphotography #infrastructure #manmade #weathered #alteredlandscape #alienlandscape #waterfall #hydroelectric #greens #concrete #steel #falls #washington #snoqualmie #fujifilm #fujixseries

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enormous pipes coming dow a steep slope in a clearing in the woods

#Aluminum is a ubiquitous material that promises ease and convenience. But the #extraction of its raw material, #bauxite, and its processing into aluminum destroy vast tracts of old-growth #forest. The energy-intensive production of aluminum typically relies on powerful #hydroelectric dams that often flood the lands of #Indigenous communities. Red mud, a #toxic waste product of aluminum refining, is a serious environmental hazard.

https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/topics/aluminum

The image depicts an underwater scene with a large number of discarded aluminum cans scattered across the ocean floor. The cans are of various sizes and shapes, with some showing signs of wear and corrosion, indicating they have been submerged for a considerable time. The water is murky, with a greenish tint, suggesting the presence of algae or other organic matter. The seabed is visible, with a mix of sand and some rocky formations. The cans are densely packed, with some overlapping each other, creating a chaotic and polluted appearance. The image highlights the issue of marine pollution, specifically the accumulation of non-biodegradable waste in underwater environments.

I didn't know that the #columbia #River provides some 50% of BC's #hydroelectric power and 40% of the US's power. Will the treaty provide more grist for the #tariffwar ?

#tariffs #electricity
#uspoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/columbia-river-treaty-talks-1.7480986?cmp=rss

The operators of electric grids in #NY & #NewEngland say they are still unsure whether the #tariffs apply to #electricity imports from #Canada, but they have filed plans w/ federal regulators to collect duties if they are ordered to do so. The 2 regions receive large amounts of #power from #hydroelectric #dams in Ontario & Quebec, & any tariffs would likely cause electricity bills to go up for households & businesses.

#Trump #idiocracy #economy #finance #USpol #geopolitics #RevengePolitics

But the order also says, "All agencies shall immediately pause the disbursement of funds appropriated through the #InflationReductionAct of 2022”

While some of those funds were earmarked to prop up #RenewableEnergy, at least $4B was set aside to protect the flow of the #ColoradoRiver, which supplies about 40M people w/ #DrinkingWater, is the foundation for a massive #agriculture #economy across the Southwest, & generates significant #hydroelectric power.

#Trump #Idiocracy #USpol #DrinkingWater