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U.S. Department of Energy Partners with Eaton to Advance Hydropower Generation
Power management company Eaton has announced it is helping advance energy resiliency for the national power grid through a U.S. Department of Energy funded initiative to deploy new hydropower generation at existing non-powered dams and waterways. Under the second stage of the contract awarded in 2017, Eaton will manufacture and test new, low-cost integrated hydropower turbine and generator sets ...
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Hydroxpert releases hydropower software SIMAHPP 4 Professional
Hydroxpert is glad to announce the release of SIMAHPP 4 Professional, the latest release of SIMAHPP software series. SIMAHPP 4 Professional is an easy to use windows based simulation tool for hydropower optimization and project feasibility studies. Unlike the previous versions of SIMAHPP, SIMAHPP 4 Professional is designed to be used for both small-scale and large-scale hydropower projects thanks ...
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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 plants are ...
By SciDev.Net
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Renewable energy industry hot in latest global status report
The renewable energy industry is rising from obscurity into the mainstream of the energy sector, the latest global assessment reveals, although public perception of the industry has not kept pace with the reality. The renewable energy sector now accounts for 2.4 million jobs globally, and has doubled electric generating capacity since 2004, to 240 gigawatts, according to the Renewables 2007 ...
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NIB places credit line with Sparebank 1 SMN for hydropower projects in Norway
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a loan agreement totalling NOK 1 billion (EUR 133 million) with Sparebank 1 SMN for onledning to small and medium-sized hydropower enterprises in Norway. The 15-year-maturity loan programme is earmarked to finance Sparebank 1 SMN's hydropower projects, most of them between 1 megawatt and 5 megawatts. The loan programme will cover new hydropower ...
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EPF Energy at Hidroenergia 2014
EPF Energy takes part in Hidroenergia 2014, a focus event for the small bydro sector and organized by the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA) since 1989. EPF Energy will be present with its own stand and our technical-commercial staff will be on hand to provide information on technologies and solutions for small hydropowe plants. The Fair provides a rich ...
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Hydro Power Plant La Louge on the grid
Our latest small hydro reference is on the grid. Hydro power plant La Louge in France has an installed capacity of 170kW at 4.30m of head. It is a showcase for modern small hydro power with minimal civil works and low environmental impact. As a retrofit of an historic hydro power plant it is now ready for the next 100 years. The fish protection was upgraded by realizing safe upstream and ...
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Eight countries get Climate Investment Funds
Projects worth US$ 1.08 billion, that will help eight developing countries reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate the impact of climate change were approved in the first week of November by the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), a partnership of five development banks. CIFs offer interim support to developing countries’ mitigation and adaptation efforts, while international climate ...
By SciDev.Net
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Our first project in Colombia
SediCon has installed and tested a 300 mm compact SediCon Dredge in a small Hydropower Plant called Barroso, located in Salgar, Antioquia, Colombia. Barroso river transport large amount of sediments. Therefore, sediments are frequently deposited in front of the intake, affecting the operation of the power plant. The objective of the SediCon Dredge is to maintain the intake free of sediments. ...
By SediCon AS
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Kazakhstan Drafts Renewable Energy Legislation
Kazakhstan could become the next country to pass legislation supporting the development of renewable energy after government ministries declared support for the development of draft legislation regulating this new industry. Last month at a seminar in the Ministry of Energy, chaired by Deputy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev, draft legislation was approved that is now subject to governmental ...
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Iberdrola Renovables opens seven wind farms in France
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has begun opening seven wind farms in France, which amount to a total of 59.5 megawatts (MW) of power. Specifically, the Company has opened the installations at Mache, with 8 MW divided among 4 Gamesa G90 wind turbines, and at Erize, with 11.5 MW from five Nordex N90 wind turbines. In addition, it has completed the installation of the wind farms at Brissy (with 6 MW of ...
By Iberdrola
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Penn takes top honors in EPA’s Green Power Challenge
The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has finished in first place in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nationwide College and University Green Power Challenge. EPA began its Green Power Challenge for higher education institutions in 2006, and University of Pennsylvania has been the winner every year. The University of Pennsylvania took top honors this year by purchasing ...
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Micro hydros can power rural Afghanistan, Nepal
Micro hydro-electric plants linked to a mini-grid offer a cost-effective and renewable option for rural electrification in the hilly and mountainous terrain of Afghanistan and Nepal, say researchers. For communities located more than ten kilometres away from the nearest grid substation, micro hydro mini-grid technology was found to be cheaper than extending central grid networks or investing in ...
By SciDev.Net
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NIB finances hydropower loan programme in Norway
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Norwegian Sparebanken Vest have signed a loan totalling NOK 500 million (EUR 64.4 million) for a loan programme aimed at small, local hydropower plants. The 10-year-maturity loan will be used for financing Sparebanken Vest's new loan programme for new hydropower projects and upgrading existing hydropower plants. The loan programme will exclusively finance ...
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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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Green Crossroads launches `Hydrobox` in Kenya
Following a matchmaking between Belgian and Kenyan start-ups as part of the Silicon Savannah economic mission by Startups.be & Close the Gap, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Green Crossroads is happy to announce they have launched a new spin-off in Kenya. Green Crossroads supports organisations develop sustainable projects in emerging countries, with a particular focus on ...
By HydroBox NV
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JinkoSolar Wins Contract to Supply China Power International with 40 MW of High Efficiency Solar Panels
SHANGHAI, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has won a bid from China Power International New Energy Holding Ltd. to supply 40 MW of photovoltaic (PV) modules for two PV power plant projects in Baiyin and Wuwei cities in Gansu Province, China. ...
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PG&E Announces Strong Gains in Clean Energy Deliveries
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it is making significant progress toward meeting California's ambitious clean energy mandates. In a progress report provided to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), PG&E estimates that 19.4 percent of the electricity it delivered to its customers in 2011 came from ...
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First emission reduction purchase agreement will boost expansion of hydropower - EIB
On 18 August 2008, Ani Hydro Corporation OJSC and Stichting Carbon Purchase Intermediary (CPI) signed an emission reduction purchase agreement (ERPA) for the sale and purchase of certified emission reductions to be generated by the Jradzor Small Hydroelectric Project in Akhuryan in western Armenia. Stichting CPI is the special purpose vehicle created to acquire carbon credits for the participants ...
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University of Iowa receives EPA green power partnership award
EPA has presented the University of Iowa, at Iowa City, Iowa, with a Green Power Partnership Top 20 Award for its on-site generation of green power. EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with a variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, agencies at all levels of government, and a growing number of colleges, universities, and schools, to promote green power concepts. EPA ...
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