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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

Renewable Energy World

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

Renewable Energy World

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

Renewable Energy World

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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IRENA reports 22% lower LCOE of geothermal power in 2022

ThinkGeoEnergy

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.

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Solar and wind still lead generating capacity additions

Renewable Energy World

Solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (including biomass, geothermal, and hydropower) added more than 2,250 MW of new generating capacity each month during 2021. . Including new hydropower (28 MW), geothermal (25 MW), and biomass (18 MW), renewables provided 83.6% of all new generating capacity through the end of October.

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New 30MW tidal energy project unveiled in Orkney

Envirotec Magazine

The company also brings the benefit of extensive local operational and environmental data to help shape and inform optimal project design, having successfully installed, operated and monitored multiple floating tidal projects on the neighbouring EMEC site since 2011.