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Reshaping The Renewable Energy Landscape With “Floatovoltaics”
Colocation is a growing trend within the energy industry. A recent study from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory suggested that installing floating solar arrays on US hydroelectric plant reservoirs could become an important new source of electricity.Download this SmartFocus to learn:- Advantages to both generation systems - Tools to assure smooth operations and maintenance - US and ...
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First remote commissioning by REIVAX
Currently, several paradigms have been changed due to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus. With the impossibility of making trips due to the closing of borders between countries, services that were previously provided in person were adapted to the remote mode. This is what happened in the supply of the Futaleufú Hydroelectric Plant – Argentina. Altogether, 4 RTX POWER double ...
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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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PAM conquering the Swiss mountains
Switzerland has developed many hydroelectric plants that now cover 60% of the country’s energy. Given its expertise and catalogue of solutions, Saint-Gobain PAM is an ideal partner for this type of project. It all starts at an altitude of 1,654 meters where the Gerewasser River water is captured. The water then flows through a tunnel and then in a rocky environment at the rate of 3,000 ...
By Saint-Gobain
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Remote operation of the Huampaní Hydroelectric Power Plant - Enel Peru
In Peru, many power generation plants were affected by the government decree that restricts the movement of people due to Covid-19, since local operators are part of the risk group. In order to solve the operational deficiency and return its machines to the electrical system, Enel, owner of several plants in Peru, sought the help of REIVAX to implement a remote operation system at the ...
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Abengoa to develop a hydroelectric plant that will supply clean power to more than 10,000 households in Peru
The project will generate power in a sustainable way, preventing 43,000 tons of CO2 emissions per annum. The project exceeds US$50 million. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, is to construct a 20 MW hydroelectric power plant in the Mamacocha River in ...
By Abengoa
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IDB US$12.5m grant to help refurbish hydro power plant in Haiti
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$12.5 million grant for a program to refurbish Haiti’s hydroelectric plant and to improve the reliability of energy supply for its capital, Port-au-Prince. Over the past decade the Péligre hydroelectric plant (CHP) has contributed about half the energy distributed by the state-owned utility Électricité d’Haïti (EDH), which relies on ...
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Denmark to Invest Millions in Wind, Wave, Hydro, Solar Power
A Danish aid plan to support electricity production from renewable sources has won the approval of the European Commission. Denmark will invest €400 million (nearly US$481 million) to support renewables such as onshore and offshore wind turbines, wave power plants, hydroelectric power plants and solar photovoltaics. The Commission found that the aid is necessary to further develop the ...
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Hydroelectric turbines of the future
As a partner of the main plant operators and manufacturers in the world, PXL SEALS has chosen to organise a work group dedicated to sealing and guiding systems within PSPC Innov’Hydro (Structuring Project connected to the Competitiveness Hub). This project specifically brings together GE Renewable (former Alstom Hydro), EDF and other competent players in the hydroelectric sector. Discover ...
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Iberdrola Renovables starts up three wind farms in the USA
Iberdrola Renovables has brought three new wind farms on stream in the U.S. with a combined capacity of 168.5 megawatts (MW), thus boosting its growth and advancing its strategic goals in this market. The three are Providence Heights in Bureau County (Illinois), with 72 MW coming from 36 Gamesa model G87 2 MW nameplate capacity wind turbines, Winnebago I in Winnebago County (Iowa), with 10 wind ...
By Iberdrola
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EIB lends EUR 135m for Turkish hydro-power project
The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term financing arm, is to lend EUR 135 million to support the construction of eight hydroelectric power plants in South East Turkey by Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş., a 50/50 joint venture between Haci Őmer Sabanci Holding A.Ş and Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts AG. The eight plants with an installed capacity of 955 ...
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HidroAysen doable, chief says, rebuffing Bachelet
A controversial plan to power central Chile by damming Patagonian rivers is doable, the project's head said Monday, dismissing criticism from leading presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet that HidroAysen is not viable. Chile is strapped for energy, but most Chileans oppose the proposal to tame two of the world's wildest rivers and build more than 500 miles (800 kilometers) of power lines ...
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Renewables go online
Just in time for Global Wind Day, RWE Innogy is launching a new web application with live production data. Whether you are in the office, at home or on the go – at www.rwe-renewableslive.com, you can access the current production of RWE Innogy’s renewable energy plants* at any time. The new mobile-compatible web app allows the company to provide transparent, minute-by-minute data for ...
By RWE AG
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Voith hydro selects Eaton cylinders to help increase operating efficiency of rock creek powerhouse
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it was selected by Voith Hydro of York, Pa., to provide servomotor cylinders for the Rock Creek Powerhouse located in Plumas County, Calif., and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The Eaton cylinders, used on pressure regulating valves and wicket gates, will help increase operating efficiency of the ...
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NextEra Energy Resources completes sale of hydro generating assets to a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, L.P.
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE), today announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the sale of all of its equity interests in White Pine Hydro Investments, LLC, which indirectly owns 351 megawatts (MW) of hydro generation related assets in Maine and New Hampshire through FPL Energy Maine Hydro, LLC (Maine Hydro). ...
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Eaton Leads Electrical Modernization at Green Mountain Power Hydroelectric Facility in Vermont
Power management company Eaton today announced it is helping Green Mountain Power (GMP) modernize, upgrade and automate the electrical system at its Proctor, Vermont hydroelectric plant. Under the contract, Eaton will update the plant’s power and control systems – allowing GMP to reduce costs, enhance reliability and manage the facility remotely. The project supports Green Mountain ...
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African renewables potential mapped
Tapping into Africa's renewable energy could transform living standards across the continent, according to a report that has mapped the potential of renewables in the region. The report aims to help African governments set up renewable energy plans, and has called for the urgent transfer of relevant knowledge to research and technology partners in Africa. "Only if much of the research, ...
By SciDev.Net
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Salher collaborates with large engineering organisations in the energy sector
Water and energy are naturally interconnected. To generate electricity or fuel by coal, oil and gas extraction, geothermal power stations, hydroelectric plants, nuclear plants, solar power plants and, to a lesser degree, wind power plants, the water footprint can be very important. Energy and Water’s interdependence. According to a report Thirsty Energy initiative of The World Bank Group, ...
By Salher
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Carbon Expo 2009, the world’s largest climate change fair, neutralized its emissions by 148 tons of CO2 equivalent
GARRIGUES MEDIO AMBIENTE, the GARRIGUES environmental consulting firm, was in charge of offsetting the emissions inventory during this event. For this purpose, the electric power and natural gas consumption of the all of the facilities used throughout the stages of setting up, holding and dismantling the fair, as well as the fossil fuels used for running the equipment and the fluorinated gases ...
By ACCIONA S.A
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FirstEnergy to sell Pennsylvania gas plants
FirstEnergy Corp. has filed paperwork with federal regulators stating its intent to sell four natural gas-fired power plants in Pennsylvania, part of the company’s overall strategy to exit the competitive electricity business. In a Form 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FirstEnergy subsidiary Allegheny Energy Supply Co. has entered into a non-binding letter of ...
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