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The International Hydropower association`s 2016 Status Report is out!
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has published its 2016 Hydropower Status Report. Building on statistics published by IHA earlier this year, the report highlights that 33.7 GW of new installed hydropower capacity was commissioned in 2015, including 2.5 GW of pumped storage. At the end of 2015, the world’s total installed hydropower capacity reached 1,212 GW, including 145 GW ...
By HydroBox NV
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Owner’s factory inspection for 3x8MW HPP, India
On June 10th, the owner of 3x8MW Hydropower plant(Installed capacity: 3x8MW ) arranged the factory inspection for excitation transformer, excitation panels, turbine & generator equipments (runner, bearing, stator coil, main shaft) before shipment, the design & manufacturing of equipments met the technical requirement of the contract through related testing and confirmation by the ...
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ORNL scientists generate landmark DOE hydropower report
For the first time, industry and policymakers have a comprehensive report detailing the U.S. hydropower fleet’s 2,198 plants that provide about 7 percent of the nation’s electricity. The 98-page report by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Rocio Uria-Martinez, Patrick O’Connor and Megan Johnson is a resource that describes key features of ...
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DOE, DOI and Army Corps of engineers sign memorandum of understanding on hydropower
US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and US Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have announced that the two agencies, along with the Army Corps of Engineers, will cooperate more closely and align priorities to support the development of environmentally sustainable hydropower. The Memorandum of Understanding represents a new approach to hydropower development – a strategy that ...
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Small Hydropower (SHP) - Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Competitive Landscape, Opportunity and Key Country Analysis to 2020
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Small Hydropower (SHP) - Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Competitive Landscape, Opportunity and Key Country Analysis to 2020 ...
By ReportLinker
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European Commission Endorses Three French Initiatives To Produce More Than 2600 Megawatts In Renewable Energy
The European Commission recently endorsed three French schemes to support solar and hydropower energy generators in France under EU state aid rules. The schemes will allow France to develop around 2600 megawatts of additional solar capacity and 60 megawatts of additional hydropower capacity. The two solar schemes together have a provisional budget of 439 million per year (or a total of 8.8 ...
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Small-scale hydropower in ASEAN countries: what contribution to a greener energy mix?
Amidst the buzz generated by large-scale energy investments and projects, small-scale hydropower plants represent a tremendous opportunity for the ASEAN countries to boost their electrification rates and bring energy to their rural communities. Ideal for archipelago nations like the Philippines or Indonesia, small hydro is more easily accepted by local communities and equally suited for off-grid ...
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Use and capacity of global hydropower increases
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 terawatt-hours, or about 16.1 percent of global electricity consumption, by the end of 2010, continuing the rapid rate of increase experienced between 2003 and 2009. The cost of ...
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Small Hydropower Market Reaches 13.34 Billion Dollars in 2011 According to New Visiongain Report
http://www.visiongain.com/Report/730/The-Small-Hydropower-Market-2011-2021 The Small Hydropower Market 2011-2021 is visiongain's latest energy report, analysing one of the ever more important renewable energy markets over the coming ten years. The report provides in-depth analyses and forecasts for both the market size and small hydropower capacity for the global and regional markets from ...
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Hydropower Investment Could Create a Million Canadian Jobs
The Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) reported today that a study it commissioned indicates hydropower investment could produce over 1,000,000 Canadian jobs over the next 20 years from construction activities alone. These are known as FTEs, or "full-time equivalents," where each represents one person employed for one year. The employment opportunities would occur in every region of the ...
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Just launched: energy policies of norway 2011 review
Norway is pursuing ambitious, forward-thinking energy policies, but could go further in its efforts to become a low-carbon economy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has concluded in a review published today. Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Norway 2011 Review says that it will be challenging for Norway to meet its 2020 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 30% compared with 1990 ...
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Report Finds Major Potential to Grow Clean, Sustainable U.S. Hydropower
Building on the Obama Administration’s commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department and its Oak Ridge National Laboratory released a renewable energy resource assessment today (April 29, 2014) detailing the potential to develop new electric power generation in waterways across the United States. The report estimates over 65 gigawatts (GW) of potential new ...
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Experts question Madagascar`s bid to tap wind energy
Madagascar is aiming to plug its energy gap and reduce its carbon emissions by encouraging a major investment in large-scale wind-turbines, the country's interim president, Andry Rajoelina, has announced. "An additional 50 megawatts [from wind power] could be available by the end of the year," he said last month (11 January). Unofficial figures put the cost of the initiative at US$80 million. ...
By SciDev.Net
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Hydropower to Maintain Majority Share of Global Renewable Power Capacity Through 2020
FARMINGTON, Conn., March 14, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of a new renewable energy market research report, "Hydro Power Market to 2020 - Energy Management Strategies and Green Funds to Drive Emerging Markets in Latin America and Africa" by GBI Research. By the year 2020, the cumulative installed capacity of the global hydropower ...
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Energy Department report finds major potential to increase clean hydroelectric power
As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren’t currently equipped to produce power. The report estimates that without building a single new dam, these available hydropower ...
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Renewables Take the Lead in New Generating Capacity in 2016
According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) monthly "Energy Infrastructure Update" (with data through October 31, 2016), renewable energy now accounts for the largest share of new U.S. electrical generation put into service thus far in 2016. Combined, newly installed capacity from renewable sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) totals ...
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NREL Data Book charts growth of renewable-electricity generation in 2015
Renewable energy generation continued to grow in the U.S. even as demands for electricity decline, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) 2105 Renewable Energy Data Book. The Data Book issued this month is compiled by NREL for the U.S. Department of Energy. “Since it was first released in 2009, the Renewable Energy Data Book has provided useful insights for ...
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Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in Brazil, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Competitive Landscape
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Hydropower (Large, Small and Pumped Storage) in Brazil, Market Outlook to 2025 – Capacity, Generation, Regulations and Competitive Landscape ...
By ReportLinker
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Departments of energy and interior announce $26.6 million in funding to develop advanced hydropower technologies
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on development of innovative technologies that can produce power more efficiently, reduce costs and increase sustainable ...
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New Report Explores Hydropower
A major EU-funded energy innovation initiative to demonstrate how smart hydropower technologies can deliver a low-carbon, reliable and resilient power system this week (Nov 30) published its first major report. Flexible energy sources such as renewable hydropower are increasingly important to balance growing variable sources, primarily wind and solar power, in the power grid. Meanwhile ...
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