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Twin-Row Hydropower Unit Begins Operation in China

POWER Magazine

The Lijiaxia Hydropower Station No. 5, one of the world’s biggest hydropower plants in a dual-row turbine layout, completed its 72-hour trial run and became officially operational on Oct. Completion of The post Twin-Row Hydropower Unit Begins Operation in China appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. This is achieved by compressing the air to form a high-pressure gas, the air is then cooled by heat exchange with a cold fluid.

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GE Vernova - GE Vernova's Hydropower business to service 840 MW Norway Aurland Hydropower Plant with new Rotorpoles

Global Renewable News

GE Vernova's Hydro Power business announced today (June 29) that it has been selected by Hafslund Eco to deliver new Rotorpoles for the 3x 280 MW / 300 MVA water-cooled generators used by the Aurl.

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Albania’s first floating solar plant starts commercial operations

Renewable Energy World

The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. In addition, 160 equal panels have been placed on land for comparison and documentation of the cooling effect on the floating panels. The first unit, comprising 1536 solar panels, has an installed capacity of 0.5

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Duke Plans Largest Floating PV Project in the Southeast

GreenTechMedia

The cooling effect water has on panels can increase solar performance, while solar panels can shade parts of water bodies like reservoirs and reduce evaporation. That potential is even greater when FPV systems are paired with hydropower, reaching 4,400 to 5,700 GW. Assessing FPV’s potential.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

China has long led the way in geothermal heating and cooling and will likely continue to do so, but there are hundreds of geothermal heating and cooling projects being developed in parallel and at different levels of scale all over Europe , North America , and South America.

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Doteasy Technology Inc: A Certified Sustainable Web Hosting Solution

Green Business Bureau

All of Doteasy’s operations are run using 100% renewable hydropower, this includes the running of their data centers. Doteasy directly addresses this issue by maintaining their data centers using energy-efficient water-cooled chillers, which consume much less energy and have greater longevity than traditional air-chilled coolers.