Hydro Energy News

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Apr. 16, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Recently, (3/24), London Hydro announced new and innovative electricity price and information plans to help customers use electricity wisely and save money. London Hydro is ...

Mar. 27, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

ALLCOT has registered the first TIGRs project from Latin America certified by APX, a leading provider of infrastructure solutions to the environmental and energy markets. The project is a hydro plant situated on the Guatemalan highlands of San Marcos.   Tradable Instruments for Global Renewables or TIGRs℠ are a new product for the voluntary renewable energy markets launched by APX last ...

Feb. 22, 2018

By ALLCOT

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Danish energy group Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore ...

Feb. 15, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

The  ...

Feb. 1, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Two wind farms in Perth and Kinross, Scotland are closer to completion following the appointment of Elland-based high voltage electrical engineering firm Smith Brothers. Spread across two adjacent sites, eleven wind turbines will provide a combined output of 23.55MW to the SSE network once energised. 14.35MW of this will be delivered by seven turbines at Tullymurdoch. A ...

Jan. 5, 2018

By Smith Brothers (Contracting) Ltd

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of six projects to receive approximately $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development in unconventional oil and natural gas recovery. The projects, selected under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE’s) Advanced Technology Solutions for Unconventional Oil and Gas ...

Jan. 4, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Power is closely tied to a surge of new infrastructure projects and rapid industrialisation across Africa, with significant opportunities still open to the power sector, delegates heard at a briefing for key power sector stakeholders in Sandton this week. Infrastructure spend across Africa will grow at 10% per annum from 2015 and 2025, exceeding $180 billion by 2025. Much of this is expected ...

Nov. 23, 2017

By PennWell Corporation

On Wednesday November 8, The U.S. House of Representatives voted to boost hydropower production in the United States by passing the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017. H.R. 3043 would streamline the licensing process for hydropower facilities, primarily by designating the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as the lead agency in the process. The legislation is similar to ...

Nov. 10, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

GE recently announced a wide-ranging software and professional services agreement with the New York State Power Authority (NYPA) to advance NYPA's goal to be the world's first fully digital utility. NYPA intends to work with GE to explore the digitalization of every aspect of its operations, from its 16 generating facilities and 1,400 miles of electricity transmission network, to the ...

Oct. 26, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

At Kormarine 2017, DESMI Pumping Technology A/S is introducing a new solution that enables shipowners and operators to avoid overheated and damaged electric installations and thus, reduce costs and energy loss. The solution is suitable for newbuildings and retrofits. The new OptiPower from DESMI Pumping Technology A/S includes power quality analysis from measuring to design and installation of ...

Oct. 6, 2017

By DESMI A/S

Power management company Eaton has announced it is helping advance energy resiliency for the national power grid through a U.S. Department of Energy funded initiative to deploy new hydropower generation at existing non-powered dams and waterways. Under the second stage of the contract awarded in 2017, Eaton will manufacture and test new, low-cost integrated hydropower ...

Sep. 22, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

The renewable energy sector is growing fast. Its strength lies in its diversity and its numerous tangible benefits. This infographic explores the different types that are currently in use. Learn more about how they work and how experts determine their efficiency. Renewable energy accounted for a tenth of the total US energy consumption in 2015. Half of this was in the form of electricity. There ...

Sep. 19, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

In pressed form, metal chips are worth hard cash. RUF presented the equipment necessary to do this at EMO 2017 (Hall 6/Stand H42). As an example, with the highly-efficient briquette press RUF 11/1600/80 exhibition visitors could see how easy it was to press loose chips into solid briquettes.  When the world leading companies in metal processing come together in September at EMO in Hannover, ...

Sep. 12, 2017

By Ruf Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG

HYDRO 2017, an international conference on hydropower & dams development will take place in Sevilla from 9-11 October 2017. The event will bring together 1500 high level delegates from 90 countries, who will have the opportunity to learn about Spanish expertise in the field.  The event will focus on the future of hydropower and is organised by Aqua-Media International Ltd ...

Sep. 6, 2017

By Aqua Media International Ltd

At the quayside of Landustrie Sneek BV two large hydropower screw turbines, with a total weight of 64 tons, were boarded. Both Archimedes screws head for North Yorkshire, England. With a diameter of 4.5 meters, these are the largest screws manufactured by Landustrie so far and therefore too large for regular transport by road. On location in England the hydropower screws are installed in an ...

Sep. 1, 2017

By Landustrie Sneek BV

While the U.S. flounders on environmental action and a growing number of cabinet officials out themselves as climate deniers, China continues to make waves as an emerging leader in this space. Chinese state media announced this week that the sprawling province of Qinghai in the country's northwest had run for seven consecutive days entirely on renewable energy. The province, which is larger than ...

Jun. 29, 2017

By Klean Industries Inc

Rotork CK range modular electric valve actuators have provided a reliable and economical automated flow control solution for a hydroelectric generating station in Mexico. The actuators have been installed at the Alameda Hidroeléctrica Planta to control the flow of water to turbines generating up to 6 MW of electricity. The modular CK design enabled the operator to tailor the actuator ...

Jun. 21, 2017

By Rotork

The Energy Department announced up to $12 million in new projects to support the development of innovative technologies capable of generating reliable and cost-effective electricity from U.S. water resources. The four projects will advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy technologies, which can harness energy from the nation's oceans and rivers. Two projects will test and validate wave ...

Jun. 16, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Oceaneering International, Inc. (“Oceaneering”) (NYSE:OII) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Alan Curtis will meet with institutional investors at the TPH Hotter ‘N Hell Energy Conference in Houston on Thursday, June 22, 2017. The conference handout will be made available after the close of the market on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, through the Investor Relations section ...

Jun. 15, 2017

By Oceaneering International, Inc.