Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

SUN DAY CAMPAIGN

FERC REPORTS 67.1-GW OF NEW SOLAR

AND 17.5-GW OF NEW WIND GENERATING CAPACITY

IN THE THREE-YEAR “HIGH PROBABILITY” PIPELINE

BUT ONLY 3.2-GW OF NET ADDITIONS BY NATURAL GAS

AND 2.2-GW BY NUCLEAR POWER

For Release: Friday – October 7, 2022

Contact: Ken Bossong, 301-588-4741 or 301-270-6477 […]

No Need to Worry About Lithium

An ocean full of lithium (Silas Baisch, Unsplash)

George Harvey

As Green Energy Times publishes about the things we need to save the planet, we often cover batteries. Whether they be for grid energy storage, household resilience, or electric vehicles, the need for batteries is real. And right now, […]

July Fourth at Hanford Mills Museum offers water and steam power, plus authentic family fun

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 sawmill, gristmill and woodworking shop.

Visitors can sample ice cream made on steam-powered churn […]

New Hydropower Inventions

Early drawing of vertical installation of GoHydro low-head hydro system. Courtesy photos

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

Pessamit Innu First Nation to Share Truth of Hydro Quebec and Northern Pass in NH: Two Events

Event #1: The Pessamit Innu First Nation, a native community located on the north shore of the St Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, will present the impacts of Hydro Quebec and Northern Pass at the Nashua Public Library on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 7p.m.

WHAT: Northern Pass From the Source – Impacts in Quebec […]

Energy Meets History: NY Capital Region NYSES May Meeting

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 this wonderful generation plant, located […]

Green Mountain Power Reaches Deal for More Hydropower

COLCHESTER, VT… Green Mountain Power announced that it has reached an agreement with Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGP-NA) to purchase 14 small hydroelectric plants for a total installed capacity of 17 MW. These hydro plants are located in New England and will provide GMP customers with locally-generated, cost-effective energy. In addition, Green Mountain […]

I Have a Stream: Conduit-Based Micro-Hydro

In this microhydro system, water is diverted into a penstock. Conduit-based systems use pipes that are already serving other purposes like irrigation or wastewater. Credit: U.S. Department of Energy

by Russell King

The classic picture of hydropower is that of a large concrete dam that spans the breadth of a river, providing water […]

Windham County Hydroelectric Stations

By George Harvey

Townshend Lake and Dam. US Army Corps of Engineers photo.

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 power without appreciable […]

GMP Upgrades and Doubles Hydro Generation at Otter Creek Hydro Plant in Proctor

Photo: Dotty Schnure

Project adds significant low cost, renewable energy for Vermonters

Green Mountain Power recently completed an improvement project to its 110-year-old hydro plant on the Otter Creek in Proctor that will mean more renewable, low-cost hydro power for GMP customers. The added capacity makes this plant the largest of Green Mountain […]