#hydropower — Public Fediverse posts
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The summer #solar carried the water
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/08/20/the-summer-solar-carried-the-water/ #hydropower #drought
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The reservoir’s levels dropped to 3519.91 feet on Saturday, breaking the record low of 3,519.92 feet set in April 2023, acc/to data from the US Bureau of Reclamation published Sunday. It is now just under 30 feet away from the point at which its dam will no longer be able to generate #hydropower.
The record comes 9 days after downstream #LakeMead, the US’ biggest #reservoir, dropped to its lowest level since it was first filled 9 decades ago.
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”[Droughts worsened by climate change] exposed the vulnerability of Zambia and Zimbabwe’s hydropower-dependent electricity systems, triggering severe power shortages and renewing interest in coal.”
But:
“Thousands of households and businesses have installed rooftop solar systems to reduce dependence on the unreliable national grid.”
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Drought #Hydropower #Water #Renewables #Coal #FossilFuels #Electricity
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RE: https://loops.video/v/hfRdWOCTLD
Hogy azért mégis csak legyen egy videó a napról, ne csak képek.
A többi random kisvideó megtalálható a Loops profilomban. :)
#Cunovo #DanubeRiver #Danube #Slovakia #BratislavaRegion
#Hydropower #HydroelectricPower #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy
#Waterworks #EnergyInfrastructure #HydroEngineering
#RiverLandscape #Waterscape #NatureAndTechnology
#IndustrialLandscape #EuropeanRivers #TravelSlovakia
#LandscapeVideo #PowerOfWater #travel #trip #video #nature -
#Climate shocks hit #hydropower in Southern #Africa, reviving interest in coal
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Verbund hit by drought and lower power prices in first half
#Verbund’s first-half EBITDA fell by about a quarter to EUR 1.06 billion, while adjusted group profit fell 31.4% to EUR 537.8 million.
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Andritz posts record order backlog after strong hydropower demand
Andritz reported H1 revenue up 5.2% to €3.84bn, comparable EBITA up 8.7%, and a record order backlog of €12.6bn, helped by hydropower demand.
#EU #Austria #IndustrialEquipment #Hydropower #Manufacturing
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Unraveling The Drivers Of Water Shortage Across Spatial Scales And Sectors In Colorado's West Slope River Basins
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EF008137 <-- shared paper
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['sorry' about your Kentucky Bluegrass, almonds, etc... /s]
H/T Sai Veena Sunkara | Postdoctoral Associate
“…Colorado’s West Slope basins provide nearly 70% of the inflows to Lake Powell and are also essential to communities, agriculture, industry, hydropower, and downstream Colorado River users.
To examine the wide range of possible futures, [they] simulated 2.1 million years, defining 20,000 plausible scenarios applying changes to streamflow, snowmelt timing, drought persistence, and agricultural, municipal, and industrial water demand.
A key finding is that there is 𝗻𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀. The most influential drivers vary by basin, sector, and water user. In some areas, shortages are driven primarily by persistent low-flow conditions or changing snowmelt timing. In others, increasing municipal, industrial, or irrigation demand plays a larger role. This suggests that adaptation strategies must be tailored to specific basins and users rather than relying on a single, system-wide solution. Other major findings are
• West Slope deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50% below the current median baseline
• Storage in major West Slope reservoirs could decline 40–55% below historical medians
These results underscore the need for water-planning approaches that account for deep uncertainty, persistent drought, shifting snowmelt patterns, and sector-specific demand…”
#Colorado #waterallocation #StateMod #USWest #USA #WesternSlope #waterresources #watersecurity #watershortage #drought #snowmelt #rainfall #precipitation #riverbasin #water #hydrography #hydrology #reasons #agriculture #industry #hydropower #streamflow #surfacewater #municipal #irrigation #adaptationstrategies #planning #policy #mitigation #ColoradoRiver #basins #climatechange #extremeweather #populationpressure #waterdemand #waterrights #model #modeling #HiddenMarkovModel #stochastic #projecteddemand #ColoradoRiverBasin #wateruse #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #strategy -
Hybrid Hydropower Could Unlock Europe’s Next Renewable Energy Boom
There is major potential to develop hybrid renewable energy projects on existing hydropower sites, according to a new…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #CleanEnergy #electricitygrid #Ember #energytransition #EuropeanUnion #hybridrenewables #hydropower #Science #solarpower #Transmission #windpower
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Hybrid Hydropower Could Unlock Europe’s Next Renewable Energy Boom
There is major potential to develop hybrid renewable energy projects on existing hydropower sites, according to a new…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CleanEnergy #electricitygrid #Ember #energytransition #environment #EuropeanUnion #hybridrenewables #hydropower #Science #solarpower #Transmission #UK #UnitedKingdom #windpower
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Hybrid Hydropower Could Unlock Europe’s Next Renewable Energy Boom
There is major potential to develop hybrid renewable energy projects on existing hydropower sites, according to a new…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #CleanEnergy #electricitygrid #Ember #energytransition #EuropeanUnion #hybridrenewables #hydropower #Science #solarpower #transmission #windpower
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Offshore Wind Helps New England Beat Record Heat
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.theenergymix.com/offshore-wind-helps-new-england-beat-record-heat/
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Britain Bets on Hydropower to Boost Energy Security
After years of neglect, the United Kingdom has big plans for hydropower as part of broader plans for…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #Decarbonisation #electricitygrid #Energysecurity #energystorage #GB #greentransition #hydropower #pumpedstorage #renewableenergy #scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Is Nepal Moving Toward a Socialism-Oriented Federal State or a Capitalist Economy? A Systems-Level Reflection on Nepal’s FY 2026/27 Budget
The Constitution of Nepal defines Nepal as a “socialism-oriented federal democratic republican state.” Multiple election cycles since the Maoist insurgency suggest that democracy has matured considerably. Political parties broadly operating within the republican democratic framework have consistently remained at the center of political competition. The most recent election, following the Gen-Z movement, arguably strengthened the foundations of the republican system. Political actors advocating a return to monarchy remained on the margins and failed to translate public unrest into electoral dominance. Historically, pro-monarchy sentiment tends to gain visibility when governments fail to deliver expected outcomes. The Gen-Z movement represented perhaps the strongest expression of dissatisfaction with the status quo political order. If the Nepali public genuinely favored restoration of monarchy, that election cycle would have provided an ideal opportunity for monarchy-supporting forces to emerge as a dominant political alternative. Instead, voters largely endorsed parties committed to republican democracy, reinforcing the democratic republican trajectory of the country. Yet another constitutional question remains unresolved: while Nepal appears committed to republican democracy, is it also moving toward becoming a socialism-oriented federal state? This article adopts a devil’s advocate perspective to examine whether the latest fiscal budget advances that constitutional aspiration or whether it reflects a different economic direction.
The Budget Represents a Development-State Strategy
Viewed from a systems perspective, the budget rests on a coherent developmental logic. Its central objectives are to accelerate growth through productive investment, strengthen state capacity through reform and digitization, and attract domestic, diaspora, and foreign investment. The underlying diagnosis appears reasonable. Nepal’s challenge is not merely a shortage of money but low productivity, weak state capacity, fragmented development efforts, and bureaucratic friction. The budget attempts to connect infrastructure, energy, agriculture, tourism, technology, and investment into a more integrated economic architecture. Borrowing is presented not as a tool for consumption but as an instrument for productivity-enhancing investment. From this perspective, the budget is essentially a wager on state capacity. If government institutions become more effective, projects are completed on time, corruption is reduced, and investment translates into economic growth, then higher borrowing may be justified. Many countries such as South Korea and Vietnam that successfully modernized followed versions of this strategy. The budget therefore deserves credit for attempting to move the conversation beyond annual expenditures toward a broader development framework.
Is the Budget Fundamentally a Trickle-Down Strategy?
A central question is whether the budget’s theory of change resembles a form of trickle-down economics. Much of the strategy focuses on investment promotion, infrastructure expansion, digitization, regulatory reform, business facilitation, and productivity growth. The implicit assumption appears to be that economic growth will eventually spread throughout society through employment generation, enterprise creation, and broader economic opportunities. The concern is not whether growth is desirable. The concern is whether the benefits of growth will reach marginalized populations quickly and equitably enough. Critics may reasonably ask whether the budget places greater emphasis on investors, businesses, and the middle class than on direct improvements in the economic conditions of vulnerable communities. If economic gains remain concentrated among those already positioned to benefit from investment opportunities, the constitutional aspiration of a socialism-oriented state becomes harder to reconcile with actual policy outcomes.
Do Specific Policy Choices Reflect a Capitalist Rather Than Socialism-Oriented Direction?
Several policy signals raise broader questions about the state’s economic philosophy. First, taxes imposed on education and health services are likely to be passed on to consumers unless strong regulatory mechanisms prevent it. If the objective is to increase reliance on public education and public healthcare, improving the quality and competitiveness of those services may be a more effective first step than creating additional costs within private alternatives. Second, electricity consumption thresholds before tax appear low relative to the growing electrification of modern households. As families adopt induction cooking, electric vehicles, heat pumps, and other appliances, many middle-income households could exceed these thresholds. The result may unintentionally encourage continued reliance on gas, firewood, or other fossil-fuel alternatives. If the objective is to redirect electricity toward industrial use, expanding generation capacity may be more sustainable than discouraging household consumption.
Third, enthusiasm for data centers, AI, remote work, and digital services raises a deeper strategic question. Is Nepal building on its own long-term comparative advantages, or is it once again responding primarily to incentives created elsewhere? Nepal previously moved away from potentially transformative assets such as electric public transport systems, ropeways, and large-scale reservoir hydropower development, and increasingly relied on labor export. The concern is not that digital industries are undesirable, but whether Nepal is repeating a pattern of chasing externally driven opportunities without a clearly articulated national development vision.
These examples create an impression that the budget may be nudging Nepal toward a model closer to contemporary market capitalism than toward the socialism-oriented framework envisioned by the constitution. Ironically, some parts of the capitalist Americas are currently witnessing renewed interest in democratic-socialist ideas and stronger social welfare policies, while Nepal appears to be emphasizing investment-led growth and market incentives.
The Real Debate may not Socialism Versus Capitalism
As the world is witnessing a renewed interest in democratic-socialist ideas and stronger social welfare, the deeper issue may not be whether Nepal is becoming socialist or capitalist country. The more important question is whether the assumptions underpinning the strategy prove correct. Several unintended consequences deserve attention. First, the key question is whether Nepal can finally convert borrowing into productive assets rather than accumulating debt without generating sufficient returns. Second, growth alone does not guarantee broad-based prosperity. The strategy assumes that gains from investment will spread through jobs, enterprise creation, and economic opportunity reaching marginalized communities. History suggests this outcome is possible but far from automatic. Third concern is about governance. The budget assumes improvements in administrative efficiency, project execution, corruption control, bureaucratic coordination, and institutional discipline. If these governance preconditions fail, borrowing could become another source of fiscal stress and public resentment rather than a catalyst for development. Fourth, the budget contains numerous concepts—corridors, processing, digitization, investment facilitation, infrastructure, tourism, and energy. Yet the overarching economic vision remains somewhat implicit. It is unclear whether these initiatives are components of a strategic coherent national development strategy or simply a collection of individually attractive policies held together by optimism rather than a clearly articulated economic vision. The assumption appears to be that combining these fragments will naturally produce prosperity, which deserves scrutiny.
The fifth concerns Nepal’s long-term development challenge. For more than four decades, billions of rupees have been invested in expanding road access into hill and mountain districts. While connectivity improved significantly, many districts continue to experience population decline as young people migrate to cities or overseas employment. Agricultural land is increasingly abandoned, wildlife pressures have intensified, and local economic opportunities remain limited. This experience suggests that infrastructure alone does not guarantee development. The more fundamental challenge may be employment generation, entrepreneurship, agricultural modernization, and innovation. A clearer budgetary focus on urban and rural entrepreneurship could potentially provide a more direct response to youth migration. Finance, training, vocational education, pilot programs, market access, digital economy initiatives, grants, loans, mentoring, and long-term support mechanisms could then function as supporting pillars around that central objective.
Finally, Nepal’s strategic location between India and China remains an underdeveloped dimension of national economic planning. The bridge-economy concept appears indirectly through investments in connectivity, energy, logistics, and regional development, but it remains insufficiently explicit. Positioning Nepal within the evolving economic geography of Asia may ultimately prove as important as any individual budget allocation.
Concluding, the budget reflects a serious attempt to accelerate growth, strengthen state capacity, and attract productive investment. Those objectives are difficult to oppose. However, important questions remain: are some policy choices moving Nepal closer to a market-capitalist model and trickle down economy than to a socialism-oriented nation; is there a sufficiently explicit economic vision connecting the many initiatives contained in the budget; can Nepal finally overcome its historic weakness in execution?The ultimate test will not be the size of the budget, the ambition of the plans, or the sophistication of the theories behind them. It will be whether the strategy creates productive employment, broad-based opportunity, stronger institutions, and a development pathway that keeps young Nepali invested in the country’s future. Efficiency can accelerate development. But democratic legitimacy, social inclusion, and long-term national purpose ultimately determine whether development becomes sustainable.
Note: This article is inspired by the article “New Team, New Budget: Nepal’s Big Development Bet [Part 1: Big Budget. Big Dreams. Big Assumptions.” published by Dr. Alok Bohora in his Substack website “Nepal Unplugged”. I was acknowledged in his successive article for contributing to the discussion. This article combines my thoughts and my synthesis of above mentioned article.
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#AgriculturalModernization #ArtificialIntelligence #bijeshMishra #BridgeEconomy #BureaucraticReform #Capitalism #ChinaNepalRelations #ConstitutionOfNepal #CorruptionControl #DataCenters #DevelopmentState #DiasporaInvestment #DigitalEconomy #EconomicGrowth #EconomicPolicy #EconomicVision #energyPolicy #Entrepreneurship #FederalDemocraticRepublic #FiscalPolicy #ForeignDirectInvestment #FY202627Budget #Governance #Hydropower #InclusiveGrowth #IndiaNepalRelations #InfrastructureDevelopment #InstitutionalReform #InvestmentPromotion #LaborMigration #MarketEconomy #NationalDevelopmentStrategy #Nepal #NepalBudget202627 #NepalDevelopment #NepalEconomy #PoliticalEconomy #ProductiveInvestment #PublicAdministration #PublicFinance #PublicPolicy #RuralDevelopment #SocialJustice #SocialismOrientedState #SouthKoreaDevelopmentModel #StateCapacity #SustainableDevelopment #TrickleDownEconomics #UrbanDevelopment #VietnamDevelopmentModel #youthEmployment -
EIB provides EUR 345m to Alperia for South Tyrol energy infrastructure
The EIB approved up to EUR 345 million for Alperia to modernise hydropower, electricity grids, EV charging and district heating in South Tyrol.
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Re-watched "Bis Zum Letzten Tropfen" ("Until the last drop") last night, a very good, but also scary Austrian documentary about the myth of "clean" hydro energy and the actual widespread environmental and cultural impact and damages of these large construction projects, especially in at-risk environments in the high Alps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqRjDCB18Io
The project at hand here is the planned extension of the Kaunertal hydropower station, which involves flooding another pristine valley (Platzertal) at higher elevation with a protected alpine wetland/moor ecosystem.
In order to fill that new reservoir, they propose to build several smaller dams in side valleys of the upper Ötztal (~50 km away), drawing up to 80%(!) of volume of some of these last remaining wild glacial rivers in the eastern Alps and then pumping that water via a 47km tunnel to the new reservoir. The result would not just be the destruction of the upper Platzertal, but also mean untold damage to river ecosystems in & around the Ötztaler Ache up & downstream from these other planned dams.
Similar to AI data center construction projects, there's deep institutional & political entanglement and big money to be made (aka "it's good for the economy") in the construction phases themselves. The construction of this project would take 12-15 years, by which time many of the glaciers to be tapped will already have further declined...
In July 2025, after more than 10 years of revisions and already four rounds of amendments, the documents for Phase 1 were accepted by the Tyrolean authorities, marking the official start of the “environmental impact assessment process” which is running until end of 2026. This process itself seems already biased too, with some of the impacted wild river stretches already been (wrongly) pre-declared as "built-up" and therefore unworthy of protection, requiring another public petition to reclassify them...
The Alpenverein (DAV) is one of the orgs producing a comprehensive risk & impact assessment and has published their full document (in German) with more in-depth details of the complex problems this project entails (and which really should have been addressed by the planning parties much earlier):
DAV assessment:
https://www.alpenverein.de/verband/natur-und-klima/naturschutzverfahren-und-raumordnung/wasserkraftwerk-kaunertalMore info:
https://wet-tirol.at/WWF petition to stop the project (already 101k+ signatures):
https://www.wwf.at/petition-kaunertal-wet-wildwasser-erhalten-tirol/WWF guided hike/excursion in the Platzertal this summer:
https://www.wwf.at/artikel/exkursion-komm-mit-ins-platzertal/#Kaunertal #HydroPower #ClimateChange #Water #Alps #WETTirol #DAV
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The AI Revolution Needs Electricity More Than Intelligence
No generation in human history has experienced an infrastructure buildout of this speed and scale. Over the next…
#NewsBeep #News #Artificialintelligence #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #datacentres #Energy #Grid #hydropower #Microsoft #norway #nuclearpower #powergeneration #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/667652/
