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CTG commissions 100th generator in Yangtze River cascade hydropower stations

Renewable Energy World

4 turbine-generator at the 16-GW Baihetan hydropower station , owned by China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), was put into operation on Nov. 19, the sixth unit commissioned at this world’s second largest hydropower plant and the 100th hydraulic generator commissioned by CTG along the mainstream of the Yangtze River.

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Actuators chosen for dam project

Envirotec Magazine

Electric actuators for a major hydropower dam installation in China are to be supplied by parts manufacturer Rotork. The giant Baihetan Dam hydropower plant is part of a cascade of dams on the Jinsha River (the upstream part of the Yangtze). Satellite view of the Xiluodu dam and hydropower plant on the Yangtze River in China.

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New hydropower awards announced from Niagara Power Project

Renewable Energy World

The NYPA board awarded two Erie County businesses with low-cost hydropower allocations — generated at NYPA’s Niagara Power Project hydroelectric facility in Lewiston — and one St. NYPA’s board also approved a 400-kW low-cost hydropower allocation to Niagara Refining. LW1 plans to invest at least $24.2

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Hitachi Completes Acquisition of ABB Power Grids to Tackle Renewable Energy’s Rise

GreenTechMedia

In 2014, GE outbid Siemens and Mitsubishi to acquire controlling stakes in French energy giant Alstom’s grid, nuclear and renewable energy businesses. But the merger, completed in 2015, turned out poorly for GE, as it faced challenging markets for its grid and hydropower turbine business.

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NYPA announces latest economic development power awards

Renewable Energy World

The funding awards apply net earnings from unutilized hydropower from the St. The Northern New York Power Proceeds Act, passed in December 2014, allows for NYPA to deposit the net earnings from the market sale of unutilized electricity into a fund, which can then be used to support economic development projects in St.

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Europe’s Energy Storage Market Is Fading, Right When It’s Needed Most

GreenTechMedia

In 2014, EMEA, dominated by Europe, represented 44 percent of global energy storage deployment. While the political will appears well-aligned on meeting those massive renewables targets, the same can not be said unequivocally of energy storage and other flexibility investments, such as interconnectors.

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). share of all energy consumption. In 2020, the U.S.