Hydro Energy News
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Maamba Collieries in Zambia sets record straight on load-shedding
Maamba Collieries in Zambia needs ZESCO to clear outstanding debts owed to the company so it can maintain efficient operations at its 300 MW coal-fired power plant. Due to a continued shortfall in monthly payments of its power bills by ZESCO, Maamba Collieries (MCL) has not been able to keep up a robust maintenance programme at its modern eco-friendly thermal power plant - which has been ...
By VUKA Group
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3 new IEA reports provide fresh insights into Southeast Asia’s energy future
Southeast Asia is set to become a key driver of world energy trends over the next 20 years as its energy demand grows at twice the global average, reflecting the region’s economic rise but also increasing the challenges for its policy makers, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency. Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2019 finds encouraging indications in many areas, but ...
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Green Light for Germany's Largest Solar Park
The final decision has been made: The Supervisory Board and Board of Management of EnBW have agreed to construct the largest solar park in Germany. EnBW will build its "Weesow-Willmersdorf" solar park on an area covering 164 hectares near to Werneuchen in Brandenburg. The energy generated will be able to supply around 50,000 households in an environmentally friendly way. The solar park will have ...
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OHMSETT Creates Better Waves with Upgrades to the Wave Generator and Beach System
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) recently funded upgrades to the Ohmsett wave generator to improve the quality of waves so they more closely simulate ocean waves. While the old wave forms were adequate for testing oil spill response equipment, the waves were not close enough to ocean waves to satisfactorily evaluate alternative energy devices which are now being tested at Ohmsett. The ...
By OHMSETT
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PowerGen 2019 – New Orleans
From November 19-21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the beautiful city of New Orleans will host PowerGen International. A full scale networking center for electricity generators, as well as utility and solution providers across all aspects of power generation. Attendees will be able to view an array of summits (conferences), exhibitions, and knowledge hubs. There will be over 900 ...
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€46.8m 'Game-Changing' Tidal Energy Project Approved for Channel Regions
Interreg France (Channel) England Program, an EU program set up to foster economic development around the Channel regions of the UK and France, has approved the biggest ever Interreg project which will be a game-changer for the tidal stream energy sector. The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project, known as TIGER, is an ambitious 46.8m project, of which 28m comes from the European Regional ...
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Brazilian hydropower plant selects Coswin 8i
We are pleased to count TIBAGI ENERGIA SPE S.A. among our new customers. TIBAGI ENERGIA SPE S.A. was established for the development, construction, operation and maintenance of the UHE Tibagi Montante hydroelectric plant, located on the Tibagi River, about 3 km from the city center of Tibagi (state of Parana, Brazil), and will have an installed capacity of 36 MW. Coswin 8i will be implemented ...
By Siveco China
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TransAlta and SemCAMS Midstream announce agreement to construct and own a new cogeneration plant in Alberta
TransAlta Corporation (TransAlta) (TSX: TA)(NYSE: TAC) and SemCAMS Midstream ULC ("SemCAMS"), a subsidiary of SemGroup Corporation (NYSE:SEMG) announce today that they have entered into definitive agreements to develop, construct and operate a new cogeneration facility at the Kaybob South No. 3 sour gas processing plant. The Kaybob facility is strategically located in the Western Canadian ...
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Messe München changes over completely to green power—a further component of sustainable action
100 percent green electricity at the entire exhibition center in Riem, Munich A saving of 6,400 tonnes of CO2 per year Messe München is a forerunner in matters of sustainability As from January 2020, Messe München is changing over completely to electricity that’s produced purely regeneratively and is thus taking a further step in carbon-neutral action. In recent years, more ...
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PRES2019 Declaration: Pakistan Achieving 30% plus 30% Renewable Energy by 2030
The World Wind Energy Association and Global100RE welcome the presence of more than 400 international and domestic participants who attended this Conference from across the spectrum of renewable energy technologies. We acknowledge and applaud with gratitude the opening address of the President of Pakistan, the Hon. Dr. Arif Alvi, in which he expressed his commitment to sustainability and ...
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Dominion Energy Announces Largest Offshore Wind Project in US
Dominion Energy is proposing the largest offshore wind development in the country to provide more renewable energy to its customers in the Commonwealth and provide a boost to the offshore wind industry on the East Coast. The company filed an application with PJM, the regional transmission organization that coordinates the electrical grid in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, ...
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247Solar to use Capstone micro-turbines; Azelio to build Stirling CSP-storage pilot in UAE
Our pick of the latest solar thermal news you need to know. 247Solar to use Capstone turbines for first Brayton CSP module Capstone Turbine Corporation is to supply two micro-turbines to 247Solar's first full-scale CSP plant module scheduled to be built in Morocco this year, the U.S. turbine group said in a statement September 16. 247Solar will build its first fully-operational demonstration ...
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13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC)
11 September 2019 – The 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) held in Naples at the start of September was sponsored by Enel Green Power (EGP). At the conference, the CEO of EGP, Antonio Cammisecra reminded the audience of why Enel is invested in marine energy: “Stable, predictable and always available: marine energy has enormous potential distributed evenly around ...
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Grid Mod: BPA Makes Most Significant Update in a Decade to its Automatic Generation Control Tool
Behind the 15,000 circuit miles of BPA’s high voltage transmission and the federal hydroelectric projects in the Northwest is an operational system that ensures the bulk electric grid constantly keeps generation and load in balance. Thanks to a one-BPA team from Power Generation, Transmission Operations and Transmission Technology, the Automatic Generation Control system has seen its most ...
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Department of Energy Releases Annual Wind Market Reports, Finding Robust Wind Power Installations and Falling Prices
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices, and performance through the end of 2018 for three sectors: utility-scale land-based, offshore, and distributed wind."Onshore wind energy installation continues to grow across the country, and this Administration has proven that we can pursue ...
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Appalachian Power First to Offer 100% Renewable Option to Virginia Customers
Appalachian Power customers in Virginia may now choose to purchase 100 percent of their electric energy from renewable resources. Appalachian’s Wind Water & Sunlight (WWS) service will supply 100 percent renewable power to any customer using current and planned renewable resources from the company’s generation portfolio. The new service was approved earlier this year by the ...
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Climate protection yields growth
This year’s economic survey carried out by the Styrian green-tech industry shows that climate protection and economic growth don’t contradict each other. Record numbers were reported in terms of employment with employment figures exceeding 25,000 people for the first time (+7.5 %) and turnover which for the first time exceeded 5 billion Euros (+3.66 %) This equates to roughly 11 % of ...
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WWEA leads multi-stakeholder consultation on new Renewable Energy Policy in Pakistan targeting 30% renewables by 2030
Pakistan Renewable Energy Summit PRES2019 to take place on 26-27 September 2019 Islamabad/Bonn, 20 August 2019 – More than 130 senior government representatives and renewable energy professionals actively involved in the RE sector participated in the Provincial Renewable Energy Workshops organized by the World Wind Energy Association with support from GIZ and the Alternatives Energy ...
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Hanergy Officially Enters China`s pilot Free Trade Zone in Shanghai
The world's leading clean energy company, Hanergy Mobile Energy Holding Group, today announced its official entry in the New Lingang Area, a newly added area to the six-year-old Shanghai Free Trade Zone, which touted preferential tax and supportive policies to attract high-tech companies. The new Lingang area, located on the southeast coast of Shanghai, is already home to some leading companies, ...
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Renewables Power Britain to New Carbon Emissions Record
On Sunday June 30 carbon emissions from electricity fell to just 97g per kWh, breaking the previous record of 104g per kWh set last summer, and for the first time ever meeting the UK Committee on Climate Change’s 2030 target of 100 g per kWh for a whole day.June 30 was also the first ever day when more than half of Britain’s electricity was powered by renewables – 39% from wind, 9% from solar, 8% ...
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