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US energy developer Ameresco Inc (NYSE:AMRC) announced a partnership with Juneau Hydropower Inc to develop, build, and operate a 19.8-MW hydroelectric plant at Sweetheart Lake near Juneau, Alaska’s capital. Valued at USD 240 million (EUR 205 million), the project is designed to generate an average of 116 GWh annually, boosting Juneau’s baseload clean ...
PG&E has been awarded $34.5 million in grant awards from the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Deployment Office to support 19 hydroelectric projects across its system.The grant awards are part of the DOE's Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentive program, and will fund work that provides grid resiliency, improves dam safety, and reduces environmental impacts associated with ongoing ...
This week marked the release of ‘Enabling New Pumped Storage Hydropower: A guidance note for decision makers to de-risk investments in pumped storage hydropower’ by the International Hydropower Association (IHA).Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) is the largest form of renewable energy storage, with nearly 200 GW installed capacity ...
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects. The method provides critical situational awareness as the grid increasingly shifts to intermittent renewable power. Hydropower is a renewable ...
Only the costs for offshore wind and hydropower increased by 2 per cent and 18 per cent respectively, due to the reduced share of China in offshore wind deployment in 2022 and cost overruns in a number of large hydropower projects. ...
In addition to New ERA, USDA will also be opening a Letter of Interest process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) program, which makes $1 billion available in partially forgivable loans to renewable-energy developers and electric service providers, including municipals, cooperatives, and investor-owned and Tribal utilities to help finance large-scale solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, ...
Department of Energy, this week launched more than $28 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for research and development projects that will advance and preserve hydropower as a critical source of clean energy. ...
It offers practical advice on how insurance companies, which play a crucial role in project development, can ensure that they facilitate only sustainable hydropower projects. ...
During Climate Week, Governor Kathy Hochul recently (Sept 20) announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower projects from upstate New York and Canada. ...
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (April 20) announced it will work with 11 remote and island communities around the United States and provide federal assistance to bolster their energy infrastructure, reduce the risk of outages, and improve their future energy and economic outlook. Due to their geographic isolation, remote coastal and island communities often face high energy costs and ...
The research examines what energy projects are triggering citizen mobilizations, the concerns being expressed as well as how different groups are impacted, and the success of these movements in stopping and modifying projects. ...
On this historic date, the association’s board is delighted to announce the adoption of a new IHA Charter for Sustainable Hydropower. The Charter symbolises the commitment of the association, and its members, to the responsible and sustainable development of hydropower. The IHA Charter for Sustainable Hydropower also emphasises hydropower’s important contribution to the clean energy ...
The International Hydropower Association (IHA), on behalf of a multi-stakeholder coalition of industry, civil society, governments and financial institutions, is publishing today a consultation paper on the development of a global sustainability standard for ...
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 storage hydropower projects, known as the ‘world’s water batteries’. ...
Resettlement in hydropower needs to be handled with care and commitment, respecting the dignity and human rights of those affected. ...
Over 160 hydropower industry, civil society and policy representatives met to address the challenges and role for hydropower in the clean energy transition, at a HYDROPOWER EUROPE online event last week. The #HPEOnlineWorkshop was part of the HYDROPOWER EUROPE consultation process on a Research and Innovation Agenda (RIA) and ...
A new training academy for hydropower specialists launched by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) will expand and improve knowledge in hydropower sustainability. The Hydropower Sustainability Training Academy builds on IHA’s 25 years of experience in developing guidance on hydropower development, as well as its expertise in delivering training and capacity building. The courses ...
The founder of a Courtenay-based environmental consulting firm is an award winner. Ecofish Research Ltd. executive director, Adam Lewis, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Clean Energy BC (CEBC) at its Generate Conference. The conference was held last week at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver. Clean Energy BC’s mission is to promote and advance the clean energy industry in the ...
Northwest BC hydroelectric facility honoured for operational excellence Tahltan Nation also receive a Finance Award for their purchase of a stake in the project A hydroelectric project in Northwest B.C. is the recipient of a 2019 Clean Energy BC (CEBC) award.The Forrest Kerr run-of-the-river facility owned by Axium Infrastructure, Manulife Financial, the Tahltan First Nation and AltaGas Canada ...
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 ...