Case study: El Hierro – renewable energy for remote island systems
30 Oct 2015
El Hierro, the westernmost of Spain’s Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean, is using a wind/hydro hybrid system to move towards a 100 per cent renewable energy supply.
Financing hydropower: tapping new sources of investment
12 Oct 2015
1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. Two-thirds of the population in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to electricity – one-third in India.
Sustainable Development Goals: how does hydropower fit in?
1 Oct 2015
With the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including a dedicated goal to provide universal access to modern energy services, hydropower has an important role to play in th