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U.S. hydropower generation to decline 14% in 2021 amid drought, EIA reports

Renewable Energy World

hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. hydropower capacity. In 2020, hydropower plants in these states generated 136 billion kWh of electricity, representing 54% of U.S. hydropower generation that year. Over the summer, hydropower generation in these states moved back within the 10-year range.

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Zambia commissions first unit of 750-MW Kafue Gorge Lower hydropower station

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On July 23, the government of Zambia celebrated commissioning of the first unit at the 750-MW Kafue Gorge Lower hydropower station. He acknowledged that investment in power generation from 1977 to 2011 did not grow proportionately with increased demand. ZESCO) and contractor Sinohydro Corporation.

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HydroLand acquires two North Carolina hydroelectric facilities

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million in capital since receiving its 30-year Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license in 2011. Bryson is subject to a FERC hydropower license issued in July 2011 for 30 years, expiring on June 30, 2041. The facility was constructed in 1924. Under Duke’s ownership, investments totaled about $6.5

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SUN DAY says data show renewables could meet 33% of need by 2030…and maybe more

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biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) provided 22.5% A decade earlier, during the first four months of 2011, renewables provided 13.75% of electrical production. in April 2011 (year-to-date) to 13.9% A decade earlier – i.e., in April 2011, renewables’ share of generating capacity was 13.97%.

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Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

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biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S. There were also small additions in 2021 by hydropower (28 MW), geothermal (25 MW), and biomass (14 MW). . electrical generating capacity additions during the first three-quarters of 2021. [1]. Read more: How states can collaborate on offshore wind to meet ambitious goals in the U.S.

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Chinese conglomerate surges to top spot on global utility-scale solar developer list

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GWAC project its subsidiary Huanghe Hydropower completed in Qinghai province last year (more on that project, below). Covering over 52 square km, it was built by Huanghe Hydropower in just 10 months and connected in September 2020. The company ranks the developers by number of projects developed and cumulative capacity brought online.

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IRENA reports 22% lower LCOE of geothermal power in 2022

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Almost all forms of renewable power became more competitive in 2022, with offshore wind and hydropower as the only exceptions. This was lower than the 279 MW of 2021, about a quarter of the decade’s record deployment of 661 MW back in 2015, and is the lowest annual deployment since 2011.