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Alterra resumes power generation at Montrose hydro facility in Canada

Alterra Power has resumed power generation at the Montrose hydro facility located in the Toba Valley, approximately 80km northeast of Powell River on BC’s Sunshine Coast. The facility, which is part of the Alterra's 235MW...

TrustPower secures 35-year resource consent for 80MW Matahina Hydropower Scheme

New Zealand power developer TrustPower has secured a 35-year resource consent from the Environment Court to operate the 80MW Matahina Hydropower Scheme, located on the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty. In granting the...

Alstom inaugurates hydropower industrial site in China

French multinational company Alstom has inaugurated a hydropower industrial site, which covers a total area of 250,000m2, in Tianjin, China. The new facility, which was built with an investment of €100m, houses approximately 2,000 Alstom...

Abu Dhabi’s ADWEA likely to acquire Jaypee’s hydro-power projects in Himachal Pradesh, India

Abu Dhabi Water & Electric Authority (ADWEA), apparently through its separately listed business arm Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), is likely to acquire Jaiprakash Power Ventures’s two operating hydro-power projects in Himachal Pradesh, India for a consideration of...

Hydro Plant O&M: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Review Program

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is heavily involved in the hydro industry. Reclamation is the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States. The Bureau’s 58 power plants annually provide more than...

SNAP-Benguet receives approval to operate Binga hydroelectric plant in Philippines

SN Aboitiz Power – Benguet (SNAP-Benguet), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power, has secured certificate of compliance from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to operate all the four units of the upgraded 125.8MW Binga hydroelectric plant in Itogon, Benguet, Philippines....

DOE announces $16m funding for wave, tidal energy projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $16m funding for 17 wave and tidal energy projects on 29 August 2013. Of the total funding, around $13.5m will be used to develop new drivetrain, generator...

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