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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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GE Energy Signs Agreement with BE Power to Accelerate 400 MW Pumped Hydro Storage Project in Australia
GE Renewable Energy and BE Power have signed an agreement to co-develop the 400 MW Big-T (Cressbrook) pumped hydro storage project in Toowoomba, Australia. Under the agreement, GE Renewable Energy’s Hydro Solutions business will work alongside BE Power and...
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Serbia signs agreement with Republika Srpska to build three hydroelectric power plants
Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Prime Minister of Republika Srpska Radovan Viskovic have signed a joint statement on the construction of three hydroelectric power plants in the upper Drina river basin, whose total value is €520 million (US$617.5...
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