hidreletrica

Renewable Energy

While hydroelectric plants lose capacity due to evaporation caused by heat in the reservoirs, the Philippines are installing floating solar panels on the plants’ own lakes, generating energy, reducing evaporation by up to 70%, and cooling the panels to increase electrical efficiency at the same time.

Débora Araújo 15/05/2026 at 14:52

Interesting facts

Pará is home to one of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world, capable of supplying up to 10% of Brazil during flood periods, but pays the highest energy tariff in the country; meanwhile, the Volta Grande do Xingu faces what indigenous people call an environmental and food tragedy with the reduction of fishing.

Bruno Teles 05/05/2026 at 15:25

Para levantar a maior hidrelétrica da África, equipes desviaram rios inteiros, moldaram vales com concreto, ancoraram barragens em paredes rochosas e criaram vertedouros capazes de liberar milhares de m³/s sem destruir as margens — a engenharia colossal da Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

To Raise Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Plant, Teams Diverted Entire Rivers, Shaped Valleys with Concrete, Anchored Dams to Rock Walls, and Created Spillways Capable of Releasing Thousands of m³/s Without Destroying the Shores — The Colossal Engineering of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Débora Araújo 14/01/2026 at 15:51

energia sustentável - china

China Is Changing the Way It Produces Energy by Releasing Water from a Height Equivalent to Half of Everest

Noel Budeguer 02/01/2025 at 17:15

Incredible Billion-Dollar Construction Will Block The Nile River And Lift Millions Of People Out Of Poverty: Power Plant Has A Water Reservoir The Size Of London And Will Be Capable Of Producing 5.1 Thousand MW Of Energy

Flavia Marinho 19/05/2024 at 16:03

Conheça a história e a engenharia por trás da Itaipu Binacional, a usina hidrelétrica que desafiou limites e transformou a paisagem energética

Renewable Energy

Discover The History And Engineering Behind Itaipu Binacional, The Hydroelectric Plant That Challenged Limits And Transformed The Energy Landscape

Bruno Teles 13/12/2023 at 21:34

Pátria Investimentos

Pátria Investimentos Will Invest R$ 400 Million in Increasing Stakes in Nine Small Hydroelectric Plants

Bruno Teles 01/03/2023 at 14:42