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 11, 2024

Government misses key opportunity to back a sustainable and reliable renewable energy source, as major new report shows hydropower helped slash £1.1billion off consumerThe Chancellor has missed a.

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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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Eco-Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Companies and investors planning to buy Malaysia's hydropower-backed RECs should consider the greenhouse gasses emitted by their reservoirs, as well as biodiversity and social concerns.

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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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Energy Central

MARCH 9, 2022

The cryptocurrency sector is adopting more renewable electricity to shrink its carbon footprint and lower operational costs. Industrial energy consumers are influencing the clean energy market, especially hydropower. These objectives are affecting different industries’ energy consumption patterns.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

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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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. More than 80% of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. The approved awards of 3.58

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 31, 2022

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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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. This can be a boon to organizations looking to decarbonize their operations further and transition to a low- or zero-carbon grid. By Lise Houston. Natel Energy in Alameda, Calif.,

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

All Apple Watch manufacturing is now powered by “100% clean electricity,” which probably means a mix of renewables plus nuclear and hydropower.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “An Examination of the Hydropower Licensing and Federal Authorization Process,” reveals ways to streamline the licensing process for hydroelectric projects. But the mini-hydropower boom did not last. But the mini-hydropower boom did not last.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 20, 2021

Hydroelectricity has powered the lives of Ontarians for a century, and Ontario Power Generation is planning an extensive 20-year overhaul of its hydropower generating units to ensure clean, reliable hydropower continues to support the province’s wellbeing. The estimated $2.5

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 16, 2021

MW Eglisau-Glattfelden hydropower plant on the Rhine River in Switzerland, the first of several hydrogen facilities Axpo will commission in the coming years. It will also be key to achieving the de-carbonization strategies of the European Union and other countries. Scheduled to go onstream in autumn 2022, the 2.5-MW

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

MW hydropower facility the company will construct on the Ohio River. Over the life of the agreement, the county’s purchases will offset over 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, roughly equal to 2.6 The hydropower facility will be located at the existing Emsworth Main Channel Dam. Allegheny, Pa.,

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 1, 2021

Green hydrogen is an essential component of a zero-carbon economy and critical to the decarbonization of transportation and logistics sectors as well as hard-to-abate industrial applications like steelmaking. The post Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power partner on hydropower-fueled hydrogen plant appeared first on Renewable Energy World.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The British hydropower industry is being hamstrung by changes to business rates valuations which have lumbered some leading developers with crippling tax bills that have led directly to redundancies and curtailed plans to boost renewable energy capacity. You can't increase prices, you can't cut costs.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Hundreds of billions of dollars-worth of current and planned global hydropower facilities are dependent on water provided by threatened tropical cloud forests that remain largely unprotected worldwide. The International Hydropower Association was considering a request for comment at the time of going to press.

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Global Renewable News

APRIL 17, 2024

Highlights The first-ever EIB project in Bhutan, one of just three net carbon-negative countries in the world, supports new solar photovoltaic and hydropower schemes under the EU's Global G.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Unfortunately, by failing to allow all carbon-free technologies to compete equally, leading states are on the brink of adopting policies that miss the opportunity to achieve all three objectives simultaneously. Some of the choices include coal and natural gas, but those resources emit carbon. California is in a similar position.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

of American energy production, and hydropower dams in the U.S. Orlando Rios, assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) in UT’s Tickle College of Engineering, and David Harper, professor with the Center for Renewable Carbon (CRC) in the UT Institute of Agriculture, are key members of the Emrgy Inc.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land Investments Group, SSE Renewables. It will increasingly be needed as the UK transitions to a low-carbon energy system based on renewable power rather than burning fossil fuels. Cruachan dam (image credit: Drax Group).

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 11, 2021

Work is under way at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska to tie into a hydropower network to provide renewable power to the headquarters complex. The project will also reduce the park’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 600 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

According to Carbon Brief, recent offshore wind prices are set to compete with existing gas seven years ahead of schedule. Carbon Brief : Record-Low Price for UK Offshore Wind Cheaper Than Existing Gas Plants by 2023. How is this different from previous mobilizations around climate?

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

FirstLight Power joined the 24/7 Carbon-free Energy (CFE) Compact in partnership with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and UN Energy. According to a press release, 24/7 carbon-free energy will reduce pollution and improve economic and health outcomes for those most impacted by the effects of climate change.

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 1, 2024

Photo by George Rose / Getty Images 2023 can now boast a terrifying record: planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions from global energy use hit a record. Severe drought, particularly in the US and China, led to an “exceptional shortfall” in hydropower in 2023, the IEA found.

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Global Renewable News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Avista and Columbia Basin Hydropower (CBHP).

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 3, 2021

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

“As more solar and wind power solutions are deployed, the role of hydropower will become increasingly important due to its inherent reliability, flexibility, and ability to integrate other renewables onto the grid,” said Carmichael Roberts, BEV.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The cost of new wind and solar generation, on a levelized cost of energy basis, is now lower than that of new thermal and hydropower generation, and increasingly below the operating cost of existing thermal plants. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Credit facility will be used to refinance the low carbon aluminium producer's more expensive debt, the firm said. Russian low carbon aluminium producer Rusal has agreed a $200m loan with the interest paid subject to a discount or a premium depending on the firm's achievement of key sustainability performance measures.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 7, 2022

billion kWh, cutting coal consumption by about 520,000 tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.04 The plant is expected to promote the development of local green and low-carbon adoption and help to optimize the local energy structure, CTG said. CTG expects to record annual output of 1.7

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 23, 2021

The good news is that many of Canada’s heavy industries—like steel, mining, cement, and wood—are lower carbon than their global peers, giving them a competitive advantage. Our electricity grid is currently 83% emissions-free and among the world’s cleanest, thanks partly to an abundance of hydropower. Report | The Next Frontier.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

For example, global hydropower generation declined in 2023 due to impacts such as droughts, below average rainfall and early snowmelts in numerous regions. Growing weather impacts on power systems highlight the importance of investing in electricity security.

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Charged

APRIL 6, 2022

According to BASF, the site will “rely on competitive hydropower to further reduce the carbon footprint of its products compared to the industry average.”. Cathode active materials (CAM) producer BASF has signed an agreement to purchase land for a future CAM materials production, battery metals recycling and refining site in Quebec.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Carbon-pollution-free power generation — which includes renewables and nuclear energy — made up more than two-thirds of the electricity mix, and twice as much as fossil fuels. “An All in all, that meant a hefty 19 percent reduction in both fossil fuel generation and planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions.

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Global Renewable News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Highlights Confirmed 77 MW electricity block for NMG's Phase-2 Bécancour Battery Material Plant to support production of carbon-neutral active anode material for the battery/EV market.

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