Tag: hydropower
Norway produces almost all of its energy with hydropower, but now the accelerating melting of the glaciers is causing surprising changes
The melting of glaciers has accelerated in Norway, and at least 20 glaciers have melted completely in recent years. Most of the lost glaciers were located in Northern Norway in…
Hydropower plants go into high gear after heavy rainfall: “Can flow heavily”
– The power stations’ generators are running at full capacity and that is not normal in August. Then our power stations usually stand still waiting for the autumn rain, says…
Vattenfall wants to expand hydropower
In total, it could provide an increase of 720 megawatts, which is an increase of nine percent of the companies’ current capacity. — It is very unique, we have not…
New battle over hydropower – here the small power plants are closed down
It is peaceful along Rickleån in Västerbotten, but it is in the middle of a newly erupted battle for Swedish hydropower. The country’s around 2,000 hydropower plants have begun environmental…