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Ethiopia Begins Generating Power from 1.87-GW Gibe III Hydro Plant
Ethiopia’s generation capacity got an immense boost as operations began at the 1.87-GW Gibe III hydroelectric power plant in the middle reach of the Omo River basin this October. The plant—Ethiopia’s largest—is the third in the Gibe-Omo hydroelectric cascade,...
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The Potentials and Pitfalls of Battery Storage
Battery storage firms and energy storage experts at the Energy Storage North America (ESNA) conference in San Diego Oct. 13–15 were effusive in their praise of battery storage’s potential while acknowledging that a lot of work remains to be...
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Much Ado About Clean Power Plan Vote
The U.S. House of Representatives passed two joint resolutions on Dec. 1 designed to nullify the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan. The House votes come just two weeks after the Senate passed both resolutions...
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GENERAL ELECTRIC ENERGY AND WATER GAINS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE ON DISTRIBUTION
Background: GE Energy and Water provides real-world solutions to their customers. GE's technology products and services expand from Oil & Gas, Power & Water, to Energy Management business. With over 530GW of turbine capacity in more than 6,000 installed units,...
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Alstom has installed one of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines off the Belgian coast, the Haliade™ 150-6MW
Thanks to its 150-metre diameter rotor (with blades stretching 73.50 metre), the turbine has a yield 15% better than existing offshore turbines, enabling it to supply power to the equivalent of about 5,000 households. Developed for all...
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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is the only economical, flexible way of storing large amounts of energy
To guarantee the stability of electrical networks, it’s becoming increasingly important to manage the balance between energy production and consumption levels. Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is the only economical, flexible way of storing large amounts of energy, giving...
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From turbine to hydro electric dam, Alstom is a world leading equipment supplier for the hydro renewable energy source
Alstom hydro turbines and generators installed worldwide represent more than 25% of the total hydro power capacity today. Our strengths are: The broadest range of hydro solutions and services: from water to wire, from individual equipment...
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