Global Renewable News

JUNE 13, 2024

Highlights The EIB will help Bulgarian national electricity company NEK prepare to build two large pumped-storage hydropower plants vital to ensuring adequate domestic and EU energy supplies.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

Hydropower is an extremely old source of energy, whose provenance extends back to the watermills that were relied upon by ancient civilisations. Hydroelectricity remains an attractive renewable energy source today, especially in Europe which has a large network of small and large hydropower plants. WEG installation.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% The seeming enormity of the green energy shift taking place in China is given shape by what’s described as the most comprehensive English-language report on China’s energy transition. of the total electricity supply in 2023.

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TechXplore

JUNE 6, 2024

Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Another looming problem with hydropower is that the water cycle is affected by climate change. Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative environmental impacts.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Canary Media

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Hydropower, unlike wind and solar, can deliver power around the clock, on demand. But this renewable energy source’s reputation for reliability is running up against dramatic regional fluctuations from extreme weather. Energy Information Administration just lowered its 2023 nationwide hydropower forecast by…

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The world’s hydropower developers want a seat at the green recovery funding table alongside other key decarbonization technologies such as wind, solar, batteries and green hydrogen. That’s equivalent to a 65 percent increase on current global hydropower capacity, according to the IHA’s 2020 Hydropower Status Report.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions and ANDRITZ Hydro have completed a strategic framework agreement to jointly develop international projects for the production of green hydrogen from hydropower. Hydropower is one of the few completely climate-neutral forms of energy, which is capable of providing base load power,” Mette said. “We

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Global Renewable News

MAY 23, 2024

As the grid evolves to incorporate more variable renewable energy sources, like solar power and wind energy, hydropower will play a key role in ensuring it remains reliable and stable. A major challen.

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U.S. Green Technology

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

One of the most difficult challenges in the environmental field is determining which source of energy will be the most beneficial. Unfortunately, even some of the safer options, like hydropower, still have adverse effects. The post How Hydropower Can Be More Environmentally Friendly appeared first on U.S. While each.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Hydropower, the world's largest source of renewable electricity, could begin using environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) measures to bolster project financing from the end of this year. The application of the hydropower criteria to the climate bonds standard and certification scheme has been under review since 2019.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 8, 2024

The British Hydropower Association (BHA) is today (Feb 22) urging MPs of all parties to stop overlooking hydropower in order to provide a broader UK energy mix and a better deal for cash-strapped hous.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 5, 2024

Department of Energy today (May 2) announced the winners of the 2024 Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HCC). Northern Arizona University was the overall winner, followed by Johns Hopkins.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 30, 2024

Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today announced the 36 teams selected to participate in the 2025 Hydropower Collegiate Competition (HC.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

It’s the oldest and the biggest of all the clean energy technologies, but hydro has an uncertain role in Europe’s decarbonization plans. In the meantime, green hydrogen and batteries pose a rising threat to hydropower plants and their future profits. And that's if everything goes smoothly.

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altenergymag

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Hydropower to help integrate wind and solar energy resources, helping move toward the joint vision to reach a majority renewables American electric grid within a decade

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2023

Neil Beaumont, Horizons Hydro Energy Team Lead, said: “Scottish Water has a vast array of land, property, and operational assets that offer enormous potential when it comes to renewables. We need to be open to fresh ideas and bold in our delivery when it comes to achieving our green energy ambitions.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 28, 2020

Gia Schneider and her brother Abe started Natel Energy based on a hydropower turbine their father designed. It’s designed to protect wildlife and drastically cut the ecological impact of hydropower. Gia also has a long history in energy. She worked at Constellation Energy and in Accenture’s utility practice.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

The 16-GW Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze River has begun generating electricity for the first time, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. The project forms part of a national drive to generate electricity and deliver it to high energy-consuming regions on the east coast.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released a research and policy paper that outlines how hydropower could be pivotal in supporting growth in green hydrogen. Looking ahead hydropower could potentially supply at least 1,000 TWh of the additional electricity demand required in IRENA’s 2050 scenario.

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Global Renewable News

MARCH 20, 2024

Department of Energy's (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today (March 1) opened an opportunity for hydropower developers, system operators, utilities, and other stakeholders to.

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Global Renewable News

JULY 3, 2023

Sarawak Energy is the latest partner to be announced for World Hydropower Congress in Bali this October.Sarawak Energy is a vertically integrated power utility with the vision to achieve sustain.

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Global Renewable News

MAY 20, 2024

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a hydropower utility to collaborate on a case study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), to under.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 24, 2024

Department of Energy's (DOE's) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today (March 15) released its 2022-2023 Accomplishments Report, which showcases more than 40 hydropower and marin.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2022

An old Kentucky coal mine will soon be turned into a pumped hydro “water battery” in an ambitious renewable clean energy scheme. Hydropower developer Rye Development is transforming a strip mine in southeastern Kentucky's Bell County into the Lewis Ridge pumped storage project.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that electricity generation from U.S. hydropower plants will be 14% lower in 2021 than it was in 2020. hydropower capacity. hydropower capacity. hydropower generation that year. hydropower capacity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has won a contract to construct a new hydropower station at Caversham Weir in Reading on behalf of client Reading Hydro CBS. This will help to create a renewable source of energy, in the area, that should generate around 46kw of renewable electricity to the National Grid.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 6, 2021

Members of the International Renewable Energy Agency and private sector representatives are joining forces to modernize and refurbish the existing hydropower fleet around the globe. With 43%, hydropower accounts for the largest share of installed renewable capacity , according to IRENA’s latest data.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

KenGen has announced a revamped plan to generate more electricity from geothermal power plants in the face of low water inflows being experienced at their large hydropower stations. The Masinga Dam, Kenya’s largest hydropower dam, recorded a water level of 1039.42 mASL as of 6 November 2023.

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Global Renewable News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Hydropower has been a reliable source of energy for our country since 1880, and most U.S. hydropower facilities are over 50 years old. These facilities need updates to increase efficiency, improve ene.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Hydropower Sustainability Standard was launched Sept. 8 at the International Hydropower Association’s World Hydropower Congress and will help to ensure that hydropower projects across the world are recognized and certified for their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 24, 2021

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) funded development of the newly released Pumped Storage Hydropower Valuation Guidebook to advance the state-of-the-art in assessing the value of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants and their contributions to the power system. Introduction. The post U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The newly formed Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) have set out a mutually strengthening vision of how their two sectors can collaborate and contribute to tackling climate change. Eddie Rich, CEO of IHA, said: “Sustainable hydropower and green hydrogen is a perfect marriage.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 26, 2021

Cuomo announced the New York Power Authority’s Board of Trustees has approved three low-cost hydropower allocations that will create 102 jobs across Western New York and spur $145 million in private capital investments. Governor Cuomo’s climate agenda is the most aggressive climate and clean energy initiative in the U.S.,

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 22, 2021

To reveal the current landscape and prospective role and influence of hydropower operations on the electric grid in the U.S., the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) commissioned the Hydropower Value Study (HVS): Current Status and Future Opportunities. electricity system.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced in late January that the county entered into a 35-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rye Development for renewable energy generated by a 17.8-MW MW hydropower facility the company will construct on the Ohio River. Allegheny, Pa., billion miles driven in a typical passenger vehicle.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Natel Energy has developed a new small hydropower turbine technology that offers an environmentally friendly and compact, modular hydro generation system. Natel Energy in Alameda, Calif., Natel Energy in Alameda, Calif., This article discusses the technology and its potential future applications. By Lise Houston.

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