Archimedes screw turbines and generators have emerged as robust, low-head hydropower solutions that exploit the kinetic energy of low-volume water flows. By reversing the traditional Archimedes screw ...

Scott DeNeale is a water resources engineer whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Water Power Program centers on how ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment. Each year, roughly ...

Technology to harness the power of water through use of microturbines embedded in water supply lines is gaining traction among utilities. While hydroelectric dams have powered much of the Pacific ...

In the small southwestern Wyoming town of Kemmerer, population roughly 2,600, a coal-fired power plant has anchored the local ...