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ANDRITZ HYDRO to supply electromechanical equipment for the Shongtong Karchham hydropower plant, India
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. to supply the complete electromechanical equipment for the new Shongtong Karchham hydropower plant in Himachal Pradesh, India. Commissioning is scheduled for 2019. The plant will have a total output of 450 megawatts and provide clean and renewable energy for approximately 800,000 Indian ...
By Andritz AG
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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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EU welcomes electricity subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK
The EU Commission welcomed the announcement made today by the Norwegian government to licence the construction of two subsea cables linking Norway to Germany and UK. The two 1400 MW subsea cables will enable the three countries to exchange electricity and use the Norwegian hydropower potential. Vice-President of the EU Commission, responsible for Energy, Günther H. Oettinger said: "This ...
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Harnessing the World`s Vast Untapped Hydropower Potential
Bourne’s new hydropower technology promises to open up vast hydropower potential creating a new age of hydropower that can help move the world toward sustainability. Today, hydropower is the world’s major renewable energy, producing 24% of global electricity. It is also our least expensive energy having an average cost of 2-5 cents/kWh. But only 4% of the world’s gross hydropower potential has ...
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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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Global forum to tap hydropower’s potential as a clean, green battery
IHA and the U.S. Department of Energy will this week launch a global initiative of 11 governments and more than 60 organisations aimed at addressing the urgent need for clean and reliable energy storage. The International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower will develop policy proposals and exchange knowledge on the technical and market reforms necessary to overcome barriers to sustainable pumped ...
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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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Energy Department to Fund R&D to Advance Low-Impact Hydropower Technologies
The Energy Department today announced $7 million in funding for the research and development of innovative technologies for low-impact hydropower systems. This funding will help advance hydropower drivetrains, which transfer rotational energy from turbines to generators, and structural foundations that will minimize environmental impacts and reduce the lifetime costs associated with operating and ...
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Japan, ADB develop power project funding plan for Lao PDR, Viet Nam
Japan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help develop a financing program for a $240 million power transmission project that will enable Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to export hydroelectric power to neighboring Viet Nam, where electricity demand is growing. The Japan Special Fund, through ADB, will provide a $1 million grant while the governments of Lao PDR and Viet Nam will ...
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ADB to help India`s Himachal Pradesh become `hydropower state` via multi-tranche loan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Himachal Pradesh become India’s “hydropower state” through an $800 million multi-tranche financing facility. The eight-year loan package will help finance the construction of several run-of-river hydropower generating plants that will bring in combined capacity of 808 megawatts (MW) for the small mountainous state. Himachal Pradesh has abundant water ...
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Obama Administration announces up to US$32m initiative to expand hydropower
US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu this week announced up to $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency, and reduce environmental impact. The announcement is designed to support the deployment of turbines and control technologies to increase power generation and environmental stewardship at existing ...
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Chinese Province Larger Than Texas Just Ran For An Entire Week On Only Renewable Energy
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 ...
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Turkey: ideally placed to make use of renewables
With a growing population of over 72 million and rapid economic development, Turkey has one of the fastest growing needs for power in the developed world. Electricity demand alone is increasing by 6-8 per cent each year and CO2 emissions are rising at a rate of 5.8 per cent per year. As part of its climate change strategy designed to tackle these rising emissions, Turkey recently announced it ...
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Himalayan countries urged to own their green tech boom
Himalayan countries should support and invest in green technologies if such initiatives are to succeed and bring benefits to the economy in the long term, a meeting has heard. Eight countries in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region are making progress in development and uptake of renewable energy technologies, which can maintain sustainable economic growth for mountain communities, a workshop in ...
By SciDev.Net
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The third international conference on water resources and renewable energy development
The Third International Conference on Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development, in Kuching, Malaysia. This follows two previous major events in this series, which took place in Bangkok (2006) and Danang (2008). The event The Conference and Exhibition will be held at the new Borneo International Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from 29 until 30 March 2010. The Conference is ...
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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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IEA report sets a course for doubling hydroelectricity output by 2050
The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Federative Republic of Brazil show in a report released today how to double hydroelectricity production by 2050, an achievement that could prevent annual emissions of up to 3 billion tonnes of CO2 from fossil-fuel plants. The report, Technology Roadmap: ...
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Black & Veatch Signs Contract with Electricidade De Moçambique to Study Development Of Hydropower
Kansas City, Mo. - Mozambique’s national power company, Electricidade de Moçambique, has awarded Black & Veatch a contract funded under a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant to study the feasibility of using the lower Lurio River, in northern Mozambique, as a hydropower source. Black & Veatch has started work on the project and is currently evaluating three schemes to ...
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NIB finances Norwegian Statnett's subsea power cables
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Norwegian grid operator Statnett have signed a loan totalling NOK 1,300 million (EUR 165 million) for the partial financing of the new subsea cable between Norway and Denmark and the upgrade of Statnett's existing cable across the Oslofjord. The 16-year-maturity loan will help finance the construction of a new High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) power ...
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Energy Department Accepting Small Business Grant Applications for Low-Head Hydropower Turbines and MHK Monitoring Systems
The Energy Department began accepting applications on November 24 for its FY 2015 Phase 1 grant topics, including two Water Power Program topics, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Under this funding opportunity, the Energy Department seeks applications for innovations in the following areas: Innovative Small, Low-head Hydropower ...
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