Hydroelectric

GE Renewable Energy Awarded Contract for New Build Tauernmoos Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plant

GE Renewable Energy announced that it has been selected by the Austrian National Railway Operator, ÖBB, to supply and commission two 85 MW variable speed pumped storage turbines for the new Tauernmoos Pumped Hydro Storage Power Plant located in...

EDF and Uzbekhydroenergo to develop pumped hydro and floating PV

French power generation company EDF and Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer, Uzbekhydroenergo, are planning to sign a formal memorandum of understanding and create a 200MW pumped-hydro facility along with floating PV plants in Uzbekistan. The two companies have started initial talks...

ORPC, European partners to create new generation of marine energy turbines

ORPC Inc. and its subsidiary ORPC Ireland are partnering with a European consortium to create a new generation of marine renewable energy turbines that increase reliability and performance while reducing manufacturing costs. The ORPC team along with ÉireComposites of Galway...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids to upgrade key Yangtze River hydropower plant

Hitachi ABB Power Grids will modernize Hubei Qingjiang Hydropower Development Company’s Geheyan hydropower plant in central China, upgrading its gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and monitoring solution to enable the plant to continue to deliver stable and clean energy to the...

Tanzania plans mega hydropower projects to match demand

Tanzania has begun preparations for the construction of two large hydropower projects totaling 580 megawatts the minister of energy has announced. Dr. Medard Kalemani said that the Ruhudji Project and Rumakali Project will be located in Njombe Region. He explained...

IRENA and IHA Forge Partnership to Advance Sustainable Hydropower

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) collaborate to tackle climate change. In recognition of their shared objectives to increase the uptake of renewable energy, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Hydropower...

VINCI Construction to build Sambangalou dam in Senegal

The €388 million Sambangalou dam contract follows on from an initial phase conducting studies and preparatory work, which took place over a period of 18 months. The 91 m high dam will have a capacity of 128 MW, generating renewable...

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