Complexity is a product of building the system over years. Chiggers Stokes created DIY Hydropower for his remote off-grid cabin and learned hard lessons along the way. In July of 1978, on the Olympic ...

In its current form, the nation's electric grid largely doesn't store energy. The vast majority of electricity generated by ...

Building a diy hydroelectric generator from nature is a smart way to create off-the-grid power while also providing a reliable water solution. Using a flowing stream or river, you can generate clean, ...

This video showcases a DIY mini hydropower system built in nature, utilizing flowing water to generate electricity for two ...

RheEnergise's HD Hydro 500 kW demonstrator will soon begin construction at mining company Sibelco's facility in Cornwood outside Plymouth in Devon, UK. Hydroelectric power systems are the world's ...

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The tricky thing about generating electricity is that for the most part, you pretty much have to use it or lose it.