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The Low Impact Hydropower Institute recently announced it had awarded low-impact certification status to two hydroelectric facilities: Environmental North America News Hydropower Generators and Electrical Components MORE
Good practice guidance seeks Indigenous communities' free, prior and informed consent for hydropower development New sustainability guidance will give increased confidence to local communities, industry and investors that hydropower projects can be successfully developed while respecting Indigenous People's lands, rights and culture MORE
Hydropower to help integrate wind and solar energy resources, helping move toward the joint vision to reach a majority renewables American electric grid within a decade MORE
Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has won a contract to construct a new hydropower station at Caversham Weir in Reading on behalf of client Reading Hydro CBS. The post Civil engineering firm to construct a new hydropower station in Reading first appeared on Envirotec. MORE
This article is the third in a six-part series that explores … The post What You Need to Know About Hydropower appeared first on Earth911.com. View original here: What You Need to Know About Hydropower. Eco Eco Tech about appeared-first article business & policy earth911-com- earth911-podast Green six-part-series third MORE
News Hydropower Wind Power SolarThe global energy supply is turning greener. MORE
Pumped Storage Hydro News Research and Development Hydropower AsiaOceania StorageHydro Tasmania says it is accelerating detailed investigation of three key opportunities for pumped storage hydro development in the state as part of the Battery of the Nation initiative. Work has begun on a full feasibility assessment of pumped hydro development opportunities at Lake Cethana and Lake Rowallan in the northwest and near Tribute Power Station on the West Coast. MORE
According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Yup, you read that right: Hydropower, popularly seen as a green energy source — and a major clean energy source in a lot of emission-reduction plans — can release more greenhouse gases than coal- or oil-burning power plants, under certain conditions. Energy Science climate study hydropower scientific study study MORE
Hydropower, the world's largest source of renewable electricity, could begin using environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) measures to bolster project financing from the end of this year. Hydropower sector grapples with environmental challenges. MORE
Hydropower Market is set to grow from its current market was valued at over USD 1000 GW in 2017 to USD 1300 GW by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc MORE
65 On Wednesday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a group of about 20 women from the NH chapter of the New England Women in Energy and the Environment toured the Amoskeag Hydropower Facility and Fishways, a 97-year old continuously functioning hydropower plant. Monitoring News Hydropower O&M Asset Management MORE
Gia Schneider and her brother Abe started Natel Energy based on a hydropower turbine their father designed. It’s designed to protect wildlife and drastically cut the ecological impact of hydropower. And after more than a decade of R&D, pilots, software development and a project for Apple, Natel is preparing for the next level of scale. “Our objectives have actually not wavered. MORE
Villagers in Himachal Pradesh say they have been left out of a crucial decision on the second and third stage of a hydropower project with huge environmental risks MORE
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To reveal the current landscape and prospective role and influence of hydropower operations on the electric grid in the U.S., the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) commissioned the Hydropower Value Study (HVS): Current Status and Future Opportunities. MORE
Most of this, the EIA predicts, will come from solar, wind, and hydropower. The US Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy sources will provide nearly half of the world’s electricity within the next three decades. MORE
As the need for steady clean electricity generation grows, refurbishing Asia’s decades-old hydropower plants could help them regain past strength, enhancing their contribution to the region’s energy transition, shows a new study MORE
states are setting renewable energy goals, turning to hydropower as a cheap source of cleaner energy. But for Inuit hunters in far eastern Canada , Americans’ demand for cheap, renewable energy, particularly in the form of hydropower, is ruining traditional hunting grounds. A 2016 survey found that of 22 planned Canadian hydropower projects, all were within 60 miles of one or more Indigenous communities. is second only to China in hydropower production. Many U.S. MORE
announces that the 290-MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant has begun commercial operations. Dam Design and Construction News Hydropower New Development AsiaOceaniaKansai Electric Power Co. MORE
By Emanuele Quaranta, subject matter expert, PreScouter Hydropower and solar power plants were developed separately in the past. Recently, hydro and solar plants have started to merge into photovoltaic-hydropower hybrid plants, where floating solar panels are installed on the water surface of hydropower reservoirs and/or on the dam surface. MORE
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Cube Hydro, an operator of small and medium-sized hydropower facilities in the northeast and southeast U.S. North America Government and Policy News News Hydropower Business Canada MORE
million in funding to drive innovative, industry-led technology solutions to advance the marine and hydrokinetics industry and increase hydropower’s ability to serve as a flexible grid resource. Source: U.S. of Energy, October 31, 2019 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $24.9 MORE
Anderson, President and CEO IDACORP and Idaho Power, Mitch Davidson, CEO and Managing Partner, Brookfield Renewable Power, and Paul Jacob, President and CEO, Rye Development — along with moderator Elizabeth Ingram, Content Director, Clarion Energy, discussed both the merits and the challenges of hydropower development in the United States and Canada. Environmental News Hydropower Grid Scale FERC Business & Finance Hydro Industry News MORE
Many large dams have reached a worrying old age. While removing them could address rising disaster risks and operating costs, the decision is by no means straightforward MORE
Hydropower, as many of you already know, has the very long history of use. In fact, hydropower currently accounts for two thirds of the electricity generated from renewable energy sources worldwide, and is therefore touted by many as the most important renewable energy source. The general opinion is that the hydropower is environmentally friendly source of energy and therefore much "cleaner" option than using fossil fuels. MORE
Statkraft announces it has decided to start construction of the 51.6-MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile. Europe Latin America News Hydropower New Development Turbines and Mechanical ComponentsThe construction is planned to commence in August and completion is scheduled for second half of 2022. MORE
Technology and Equipment Environmental News Hydropower Business & Finance Energy Efficiency Hydro Industry News Wind Power SolarOn Tuesday, July 23 at the HydroVision International keynote, Vice President Marla Barnes asked the audience to close their eyes and envision their next vacation. Are you sitting on a beach? Are you packing your family into the car for a wild adventure? What do you see,” she asked. MORE
Baseload Hydrogen Hydropower NewsHydro-Quebec has awarded an engineering contract to the Green Hydrogen product division of thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers to install an 88-MW water electrolysis plant to produce hydrogen. MORE
GE Renewable Energy announced at HydroVision that it has signed two hydropower contracts in the U.S. one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station. News Hydropower General Electric Turbines and Mechanical Components Pumped Storage Hydro Energy Efficiency Rehabilitation and Repair MORE
Brazil has included four hydropower plants among the projects that will receive support as part of the country's investment partnerships program, called Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos or PPI. Dam Design and Construction Environmental Latin America News Hydropower Finance MORE
On Monday, July 22, about 30 HydroVision attendees visited the beautiful Hood River Valley outside of Portland, Oregon to tour in-conduit hydropower projects and learn how modernizing irrigation districts is a sustainable solution to help combat a changing climate. Environmental North America News Hydropower Canals Tunnels and Penstocks Small Hydro DER Rehabilitation and Repair MORE
The Bonneville Power Administration, the government-owned “power marketing agency” that serves the Pacific Northwest, is facing a strong current of problems. As cheap renewables make hydro less competitive in the region, BPA is bleeding money. There’s now concern that its utility customers will stop buying hydro after contracts expire. Meanwhile, the cost of rehabilitating salmon populations is mounting. MORE
Source: Dan Malarkey, Sightline Institute, September 17, 2019 The first article in this series made the case for removing the dams on the Snake River because of the importance we place on wild salmon, drawing on analysis from a recent report by ECONorthwest (ECONW). A second reason to remove the dams, beyond boosting the odds of salmon survival, is […]. Commentary MORE
150 states rush to set ambitious renewable energy goals, people don't stop to think where the hydropower is coming from and whom it may be hurting As many U.S. MORE
Over the past five years, Europe's base of conventional hydropower and pumped hydro capacity grew at about 1 percent a year, reaching 251 gigawatts in 2019, according to the International Hydropower Association (IHA). MORE
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) welcomes the new US administration’s decision to recommit to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Bioenergy Geothermal Hydropower News Solar Storage Wind Power MORE
Unfortunately, even some of the safer options, like hydropower, still have adverse effects. The post How Hydropower Can Be More Environmentally Friendly appeared first on U.S. Hydropower Energy Environmental technology Renewable energyOne of the most difficult challenges in the environmental field is determining which source of energy will be the most beneficial. MORE
Hydropower is an extremely old source of energy, whose provenance extends back to the watermills that were relied upon by ancient civilisations. According to the International Energy Agency, the global installed hydropower capacity in 2019 was 1307 GW. Hydropower MORE
Energy Efficiency News HydropowerThe Kariba Dam has towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers for 60 years, forming the world’s largest reservoir and providing reliable electricity to Zambia and Zimbabwe. MORE
decarbonization hydrogen Hydropower Renewable EnergyThat's according to a BloombergNEF report that calls policy support for the hydrogen economy "insufficient.". MORE
On a global level, construction of hydropower dams is anticipated to reach unparalleled rates in the coming years, specially in countries with developing economies. The above-mentioned factors are likely to drive the demand for hydropower turbine in the coming years MORE
Hydropower Related Topics U.S. Green Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Unfortunately, even some of the safer options, like hydropower, still have adverse effects. The post How Hydropower Can Be More Environmentally Friendly appeared first on U.S. Hydropower Energy Environmental technology Renewable energyOne of the most difficult challenges in the environmental field is determining which source of energy will be the most beneficial.
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 22, 2021
To reveal the current landscape and prospective role and influence of hydropower operations on the electric grid in the U.S., the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) commissioned the Hydropower Value Study (HVS): Current Status and Future Opportunities.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 23, 2020
states rush to set ambitious renewable energy goals, people don't stop to think where the hydropower is coming from and whom it may be hurting As many U.S.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 30, 2020
Hydropower is an extremely old source of energy, whose provenance extends back to the watermills that were relied upon by ancient civilisations. According to the International Energy Agency, the global installed hydropower capacity in 2019 was 1307 GW. Hydropower
Solar Power World
MAY 28, 2020
By Emanuele Quaranta, subject matter expert, PreScouter Hydropower and solar power plants were developed separately in the past. Recently, hydro and solar plants have started to merge into photovoltaic-hydropower hybrid plants, where floating solar panels are installed on the water surface of hydropower reservoirs and/or on the dam surface.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Civil engineering specialist Land & Water has won a contract to construct a new hydropower station at Caversham Weir in Reading on behalf of client Reading Hydro CBS. The post Civil engineering firm to construct a new hydropower station in Reading first appeared on Envirotec.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hydropower, the world's largest source of renewable electricity, could begin using environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) measures to bolster project financing from the end of this year. Hydropower sector grapples with environmental challenges.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hydropower to help integrate wind and solar energy resources, helping move toward the joint vision to reach a majority renewables American electric grid within a decade
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
announces that the 290-MW Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower plant has begun commercial operations. Dam Design and Construction News Hydropower New Development AsiaOceaniaKansai Electric Power Co.
GreenTechMedia
JULY 23, 2020
Over the past five years, Europe's base of conventional hydropower and pumped hydro capacity grew at about 1 percent a year, reaching 251 gigawatts in 2019, according to the International Hydropower Association (IHA).
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 22, 2020
Villagers in Himachal Pradesh say they have been left out of a crucial decision on the second and third stage of a hydropower project with huge environmental risks
GreenTechMedia
MAY 28, 2020
Gia Schneider and her brother Abe started Natel Energy based on a hydropower turbine their father designed. It’s designed to protect wildlife and drastically cut the ecological impact of hydropower. And after more than a decade of R&D, pilots, software development and a project for Apple, Natel is preparing for the next level of scale. “Our objectives have actually not wavered.
Renewable Energy World
MAY 31, 2019
On Wednesday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a group of about 20 women from the NH chapter of the New England Women in Energy and the Environment toured the Amoskeag Hydropower Facility and Fishways, a 97-year old continuously functioning hydropower plant. Monitoring News Hydropower O&M Asset Management
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
On a global level, construction of hydropower dams is anticipated to reach unparalleled rates in the coming years, specially in countries with developing economies. The above-mentioned factors are likely to drive the demand for hydropower turbine in the coming years
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 25, 2019
Energy Efficiency News HydropowerThe Kariba Dam has towered over one of Africa’s mightiest rivers for 60 years, forming the world’s largest reservoir and providing reliable electricity to Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 29, 2019
Pumped Storage Hydro News Research and Development Hydropower AsiaOceania StorageHydro Tasmania says it is accelerating detailed investigation of three key opportunities for pumped storage hydro development in the state as part of the Battery of the Nation initiative. Work has begun on a full feasibility assessment of pumped hydro development opportunities at Lake Cethana and Lake Rowallan in the northwest and near Tribute Power Station on the West Coast.
Grist
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Yup, you read that right: Hydropower, popularly seen as a green energy source — and a major clean energy source in a lot of emission-reduction plans — can release more greenhouse gases than coal- or oil-burning power plants, under certain conditions. Energy Science climate study hydropower scientific study study
Eco-Business
MAY 11, 2020
Good practice guidance seeks Indigenous communities' free, prior and informed consent for hydropower development New sustainability guidance will give increased confidence to local communities, industry and investors that hydropower projects can be successfully developed while respecting Indigenous People's lands, rights and culture
Renewable Energy World
JULY 24, 2019
GE Renewable Energy announced at HydroVision that it has signed two hydropower contracts in the U.S. one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station. News Hydropower General Electric Turbines and Mechanical Components Pumped Storage Hydro Energy Efficiency Rehabilitation and Repair
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
As the need for steady clean electricity generation grows, refurbishing Asia’s decades-old hydropower plants could help them regain past strength, enhancing their contribution to the region’s energy transition, shows a new study
Renewable Energy World
JULY 24, 2019
Technology and Equipment Environmental News Hydropower Business & Finance Energy Efficiency Hydro Industry News Wind Power SolarOn Tuesday, July 23 at the HydroVision International keynote, Vice President Marla Barnes asked the audience to close their eyes and envision their next vacation. Are you sitting on a beach? Are you packing your family into the car for a wild adventure? What do you see,” she asked.
Renewable Energy World
JULY 23, 2019
On Monday, July 22, about 30 HydroVision attendees visited the beautiful Hood River Valley outside of Portland, Oregon to tour in-conduit hydropower projects and learn how modernizing irrigation districts is a sustainable solution to help combat a changing climate. Environmental North America News Hydropower Canals Tunnels and Penstocks Small Hydro DER Rehabilitation and Repair
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 13, 2019
Statkraft announces it has decided to start construction of the 51.6-MW Los Lagos hydropower plant in Chile. Europe Latin America News Hydropower New Development Turbines and Mechanical ComponentsThe construction is planned to commence in August and completion is scheduled for second half of 2022.
CleanTech Alliance
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
million in funding to drive innovative, industry-led technology solutions to advance the marine and hydrokinetics industry and increase hydropower’s ability to serve as a flexible grid resource. Source: U.S. of Energy, October 31, 2019 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $24.9
Renewable Energy World
JULY 30, 2019
Anderson, President and CEO IDACORP and Idaho Power, Mitch Davidson, CEO and Managing Partner, Brookfield Renewable Power, and Paul Jacob, President and CEO, Rye Development — along with moderator Elizabeth Ingram, Content Director, Clarion Energy, discussed both the merits and the challenges of hydropower development in the United States and Canada. Environmental News Hydropower Grid Scale FERC Business & Finance Hydro Industry News
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The Bonneville Power Administration, the government-owned “power marketing agency” that serves the Pacific Northwest, is facing a strong current of problems. As cheap renewables make hydro less competitive in the region, BPA is bleeding money. There’s now concern that its utility customers will stop buying hydro after contracts expire. Meanwhile, the cost of rehabilitating salmon populations is mounting.
GreenBiz
APRIL 7, 2020
decarbonization hydrogen Hydropower Renewable EnergyThat's according to a BloombergNEF report that calls policy support for the hydrogen economy "insufficient.".
CleanTech Alliance
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Source: Dan Malarkey, Sightline Institute, September 17, 2019 The first article in this series made the case for removing the dams on the Snake River because of the importance we place on wild salmon, drawing on analysis from a recent report by ECONorthwest (ECONW). A second reason to remove the dams, beyond boosting the odds of salmon survival, is […]. Commentary
U.S. Green Technology
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Most of this, the EIA predicts, will come from solar, wind, and hydropower. The US Energy Information Administration projects renewable energy sources will provide nearly half of the world’s electricity within the next three decades.
Eco-Business
JANUARY 27, 2021
Many large dams have reached a worrying old age. While removing them could address rising disaster risks and operating costs, the decision is by no means straightforward
altenergymag
MARCH 3, 2020
Hydropower Market is set to grow from its current market was valued at over USD 1000 GW in 2017 to USD 1300 GW by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc
AGreenLiving
JUNE 23, 2020
states are setting renewable energy goals, turning to hydropower as a cheap source of cleaner energy. But for Inuit hunters in far eastern Canada , Americans’ demand for cheap, renewable energy, particularly in the form of hydropower, is ruining traditional hunting grounds. A 2016 survey found that of 22 planned Canadian hydropower projects, all were within 60 miles of one or more Indigenous communities. is second only to China in hydropower production. Many U.S.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 13, 2020
This article is the third in a six-part series that explores … The post What You Need to Know About Hydropower appeared first on Earth911.com. View original here: What You Need to Know About Hydropower. Eco Eco Tech about appeared-first article business & policy earth911-com- earth911-podast Green six-part-series third
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
News Hydropower Wind Power SolarThe global energy supply is turning greener.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Renewables-Info
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Hydropower, as many of you already know, has the very long history of use. In fact, hydropower currently accounts for two thirds of the electricity generated from renewable energy sources worldwide, and is therefore touted by many as the most important renewable energy source. The general opinion is that the hydropower is environmentally friendly source of energy and therefore much "cleaner" option than using fossil fuels.
Renewable Energy World
JULY 19, 2019
The Low Impact Hydropower Institute recently announced it had awarded low-impact certification status to two hydroelectric facilities: Environmental North America News Hydropower Generators and Electrical Components
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 21, 2021
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) welcomes the new US administration’s decision to recommit to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Bioenergy Geothermal Hydropower News Solar Storage Wind Power
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 26, 2019
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has entered into an agreement to acquire Cube Hydro, an operator of small and medium-sized hydropower facilities in the northeast and southeast U.S. North America Government and Policy News News Hydropower Business Canada
Renewable Energy World
JANUARY 27, 2021
Baseload Hydrogen Hydropower NewsHydro-Quebec has awarded an engineering contract to the Green Hydrogen product division of thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers to install an 88-MW water electrolysis plant to produce hydrogen.
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