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On the future of hydropower engineering

The 2nd conference on Hydropower in Poland, “Today and tomorrow of Hydropower in Poland and European Union” during the second edition of International Trade Fair for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency RENEXPO Poland, 17-18 October 2012, Expocentre EXPO XXI in Warsaw. Water has always played an important part in people’s lives, deciding on the formation of population ...

Sep. 14, 2012

By Energy-Server - REECO GmbH

Aurecon appointed EPCM role for Stortemelk hydropower plant

The project has been developed by NuPlanet (a member of the REH group), which was also appointed to manage the project under a Management Service Agreement. “This project was made possible by the ongoing relationship between ourselves and Aurecon,” NuPlanet managing director Anton-Louis Olivier said. Having been involved in the project since ...

Nov. 14, 2014

By Aurecon Group Brand (Pte) Ltd.

Hydropower Market in US

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report "Hydropower (Large and Small Hydro, and Pumped Storage) in the United States (US), Market Outlook to 2020, 2011 Update - Capacity, ...

Aug. 5, 2013

Lower hydropower generation for verbund

The water supply from Austrian rivers, which was well below average was of particular detriment to the 2010 half-year results of the hydropower division of Verbund, Austria. The hydro coefficient lay at 0.92 in the first half of 2010 and was therefore 8% below the long term average and 15% below the value recorded in the previous year. Thanks to the acquisition of the Bavarian power plants on the ...

Aug. 2, 2010

The diverse benefits of hydropower

With recent floods making headlines in Austria and Germany over the last few weeks, protection against flooding has become a widely discussed issue. Though they are rarely given a second glance, hydropower dams are a first line of defence against flood damage. The RENEXPO HYDRO as part of the RENEXPO Austria taking place in the Messezentrum Salzburg from November 28 - 30, 2013 will showcase a ...

Jun. 27, 2013

By Energy-Server - REECO GmbH

Global Small Hydropower Industry

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report "Global Small Hydropower Industry" to its huge collection of research reports. Small hydropower gives a higher return on investment due to the low capital investment and operational and maintenance costs. Small hydropower plants are ...

Jul. 30, 2013

Small hydropower deserves more support

With the right support, small-scale hydropower could be a cheap and clean fuel for development, says energy advisor Teodoro Sanchez. During the past three decades, hydropower plants have been criticised for their environmental impact. But although large-scale plants have impacts, small hydro systems have no need for large dams, roads and other major infrastructure. In fact, most such ...

Dec. 16, 2010

By SciDev.Net

Powerhouse to aid salmon, boost hydropower

Puget Sound Energy has begun constructing a new powerhouse on northwest Washington's Baker River to aid salmon runs while boosting the utility's output of renewable hydroelectricity. The 30-megawatt power plant is the latest in a series of major fish-enhancement initiatives undertaken by PSE as part of its 50-year federal operating license for the Baker River Hydroelectric Project. Among other ...

Dec. 22, 2010

ANDRITZ receives two orders for hydropower plants in Norway and DR Congo

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from Eidsiva Vannkraft AS to supply electromechanical equipment for the new Nedre Otta hydropower plant in Norway and from the Government utility SNEL (Société Nationale d’Électricité) for rehabilitation of the existing Mwadingusha hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of ...

Jan. 16, 2017

By ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest

RENEXPO® INTERHYDRO, Europe‘s largest Hydropower Platform in Salzburg

Hydropower, with over 20,000 plants throughout Europe, plays a very important role in Europe’s economy, as well as securing the energy supply and protecting the environment. A new study “The hydropower sector’s contribution to a sustainable and prosperous Europe” presents new data and facts about the economic importance of hydropower for Europe. An increase of up to 20 % ...

Sep. 8, 2016

By Energy-Server - REECO GmbH

ANDRITZ to modernize three hydropower stations in Latin America

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, will equip three hydropower stations in Brazil and Nicaragua with new technologies and carry out extensive modernization work there. The aggregate order value amounts to approximately 70 million euros. COPEL (Companhia Paranaense de Energia), Brazil, ordered modernization of the Governor Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto hydropower plant ...

Feb. 17, 2016

By ANDRITZ Separation - a division of the Andritz Group

Is Canadian hydropower the solution to Northeast’s high energy prices?

Plenty of raw electricity sloshes around in Quebec’s rivers and reservoirs, promising relief for U.S. northeasterners, who pay the nation’s highest power costs. But getting those electrons to smartphones and air conditioners in Boston, Hartford and New York City is another matter entirely. In review or under construction are five large-scale hydropower ...

Aug. 4, 2015

By GLOBE Foundation

ANDRITZ to equip two hydropower stations in East Asia

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received contracts from Vietnam and South Korea to supply electromechanical equipment for hydropower stations with a total value of around 65 million euros. VNECO Hoi Xuan Investment and Electricity Construction has awarded ANDRITZ HYDRO an order for the design, delivery, installation, and commissioning of three bulb turbines and ...

Dec. 18, 2015

By ANDRITZ Energy & Environment GmbH

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 ...

Apr. 27, 2015

By Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Renexpo Interhydro Europe’s largest hydropower platform

The 8th RENEXPO INTERHYDRO conference and trade fair in the Exhibition Center Salzburg is a hub of innovation for the entire hydropower sector throughout Europe and the continent’s leading hydropower industry meeting point. Regional government minister Dr. Josef Schwaiger is this year’s event patron. Over 140 exhibitors, 600 conference participants and 3,000 visitors are expected to ...

Jun. 8, 2016

By Energy-Server - REECO GmbH

ABB wins US$120m hydropower order in Switzerland

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $120 million from Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) related to the construction of a new hydropower plant and energy-storage facility in eastern Switzerland. The order was booked in the third quarter. The Linth-Limmern high–capacity, pumped-storage hydropower station will be installed in an underground cavern in the ...

Oct. 21, 2009

By ABB

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Considers Options for Much-Needed Maintenance, Rehabilitation of Hydropower Plants, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The median age of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) (Washington, D.C.) hydroelectric power plants is 47, and 90% of the plants are more than 34 years old. According to a ...

Nov. 20, 2012

New Study On Ukraine Small and Mini Hydropower Market Analysis and Forecast to 2015

GlobalData's "Ukraine Small and Mini Hydropower Market Analysis and Forecast to 2015" report gives an in-depth analysis of Ukraine Small Hydro power market and provides forecasts up to 2015. This alternative energy research analyzes the growth and evolution of the Ukraine Small Hydro power market up to 2009 and gives historical and forecast ...

Mar. 5, 2013

ANDRITZ HYDRO to modernize Dnipro 1 hydropower station, Ukraine

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, was awarded a contract by state-owned utility Ukrhydroenergo for modernization of the Dnipro 1 hydropower station on the Dnieper River, Ukraine. The project is part of a rehabilitation program financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The contract value for ANDRITZ HYDRO amounts to approx. 60 million ...

Mar. 24, 2017

By ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest

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 ...

Jan. 24, 2010

By US Department of Energy

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