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Improving the efficiency of the hydropower network

Envirotec Magazine

The Itaipu dam, at the Brazil-Paraguay border, is the second largest hydroelectric power plant in the world, with an installed capacity of 14,000 MW. Hydropower is an extremely old source of energy, whose provenance extends back to the watermills that were relied upon by ancient civilisations. WEG installation.

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Contintental complexity

Envirotec Magazine

Particulate matter concentration levels are now five to ten levels greater than that recommended by the World Health Organisation, with the situation predicted to worsen as populations grow and industrialization accelerates.

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Natel Energy announces $20 million funding to further deploy Restoration Hydro Turbine

Renewable Energy World

Natel Energy announced a $20 million funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and supported by Chevron Technology Ventures, to build momentum in deploying its flagship product, the Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT). “As and Europe. One example, the Monroe Hydro Project in Madras, Ore.,

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Fish-Friendly Hydroelectric Plant

GreenTech Gazette

According to the German team, mortality at hydropower stations could be reduced if effective fish protection was installed. There are numerous reasons why hydropower projects are often resisted by environmental groups. There are numerous reasons why hydropower projects are often resisted by environmental groups.

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GOs and REGOs: Corporate demand for renewables rose across Europe in 2019, data confirms

Business Green

Strong growth in corporate demand for renewable energy backed by European certificates of origin outpaced supply in 2019, data shows. Demand for renewable energy backed by verified certificates of origin grew across Europe last year, outpacing the growth in supply, the latest data from the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) today indicates.

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The Race Is On for Commercial Deployment of Solar in Open Seas

GreenTechMedia

While floating solar on inland water bodies is currently experiencing something of a boom worldwide, the obvious challenges of building and operating PV systems at sea mean that offshore solar has so far remained an experimental rather than commercially practicable prospect. The company is one of the largest hydropower operators in Europe.

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Endangered eels likely to benefit from new work revealing how they swim up the Thames estuary

Envirotec Magazine

After starting their lives at an unknown location in the Sargasso Sea, near Bermuda, the eels drift across the Atlantic on oceanic currents and then navigate up the rivers of Europe, including the Thames, to feed and grow.