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• India’s largest dam given clearance but still faces flood of opposition

  22 Oct 2014: Janaki Lenin: The 3000MW Dibang dam, rejected twice as it would submerge vast tracts of biologically rich forests, is to get environmental clearance – but huge local opposition could stall the project

• Ed Davey: Labour will destroy the stability of the energy sector

  Sponsored feature, 8 Oct 2014: Energy secretary hits out at Ed Miliband’s efforts to reform the energy market, warning of damaging effects. Hamish Macdonell reports

• Why has 'microhydro' been neglected as a solution to energy poverty?

  Guardian Professional, 24 Sep 2014: Power from streams and small rivers has been proven to provide sustainable energy in Peru and Nepal - Zimbabwe is next, writes Lucy Stevens
  

• From Cape Town to Kinshasa: could the Great Inga dam power half of Africa?

  Guardian Professional, 19 Sep 2014: Daniel Wesangula: Questions remain on the viability of the project: who stands to benefit most from it and is it sustainable?

• Over 1bn people drink water contaminated by faeces

  Guardian Professional, 2 Sep 2014: A round-up of the news, highlights and announcements from the second day of the annual water conference in Stockholm

• Do dams destroy rivers?

  27 Aug 2014: A new study has found links between dams and the declining health of river systems. With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates whether dams are killing the world’s great rivers

• Renewables produce record high electricity for UK in 2014

  14 Aug 2014: BusinessGreen: Power generation up by 43% compared to first quarter of 2013, government figures show
  

• Could renewable energy make rural electrification a reality?

  Guardian Professional, 6 Aug 2014:

  Fredrika Whitehead on how cheap solar, wind or hydroelectricity, accessed through mini-grids, could light up remote villages

• National Trust lights up historic mansion with hydropower

  31 Jul 2014: Climate News Network: National Trust installs Archimedes at Cragside mansion in Northumberland

• Ethiopia's Nile dam project signals its intention to become an African power

  14 Jul 2014: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam will provide energy for growing economy but add to Egypt's fears over water security

• World Bank email leaks reveal internal row over 'light touch' $50bn loans

  5 Jul 2014:

  Leaked emails show more money could be made available for 'damaging' power and mining projects

• Flooding in Nepal: will the economy survive the deluge?

  Guardian Professional, 16 Jun 2014: As floods become more frequent and destructive, a new study assesses the impact on the country's agriculture and hydroelectric energy

• Snowdonia hydro-turbine marks major National Trust green energy project

  23 Apr 2014:

  Power from at Hafod y Llan in Snowdonia will be sold via the grid to a green energy firm and the money invested in conservation

• Nile dam study fails to stem the tide of Egyptian indignation towards Ethiopia

  16 Apr 2014: Patrick Kingsley: Claim and counter-claim has attended the delayed publication of a report on the likely impact of the Grand Renaissance dam

• Hydroelectric dams are doing more harm than good to emerging economies

  Guardian Professional, 7 Apr 2014:

  Cost overruns, debt, inflation and harmful consequences make large dams very risky projects, says Oxford University research

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