Entries by Mike Savoie

Hydropower from a ditch? DOE sees energy potential.

As a decades long drought continues in the U.S. West, a new Department of Energy report suggests existing ditches, pipelines and canals could bolster local hydroelectricity supplies. The study released this month by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory said so-called conduit hydropower — small-scale projects on existing manufactured water infrastructure — could generate as much as 1.4 […]

Mini Hydro Company Raises $18M to Generate Power in Canals

Associated Press: April 13, 2023 A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised $18.4 million to scale up its technology for carbon-free hydropower. Emily Morris, CEO and founder of Emrgy, said her inspiration for making electricity in places that some people might find unlikely was seeing water swiftly […]