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New small hydropower project commences operations in Washington State
The following is a statement from Linda Church Ciocci, Executive Director of the National Hydropower Association, on the opening of Snohomish County Public Utility District’s Youngs Creek Small Hydropower Project in Sultan, Wash.: “NHA congratulates our member company...
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Brazil refurbishes two hydroelectric power plants with IDB funding
Project will add 30 years to service life of existing equipment, saving hundreds of millions of dollars and producing clean electricity with no social or environmental impact. In one of the largest energy-efficiency investments ever undertaken...
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Industry association seeks to recognize excellence in hydropower operation
America's waterways provide many benefits to the communities they serve. Fresh drinking water, farm-sustaining irrigation, hours of recreational enjoyment, even generation of clean, renewable energy from hydropower. "Every day we strive to tell policymakers and the...
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IDB approves $150m loan for 406MW hydroelectric plant in Peru
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has finalized a $150m non-sovereign guaranteed loan to help finance the construction of a 406MW capacity hydroelectric plant in Peru. The $1.2bn Hidroeléctrica de Chaglla project will help the country meet...
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Vattenfall enters agreement for renewal of French hydroelectric concessions
Swedish utility Vattenfall has entered into a consortium agreement with three partners in France for the coming hydro concessions. The four partners, ArcelorMittal, Rhodia, SNCF and Vattenfall join forces under the name Force Hydro to bid...
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Alstom wins EUR50m contract to modernize Canadian hydropower facility
French engineering group Alstom has secured a contract worth about EUR50m from Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec to modernise a hydroelectric generating facility in Canada. Located on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, the Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric station...
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Canal hydroelectric project near Mesa gets planners’ OK
An irrigation canal in Franklin County may become the site of the first power plant in the nation to use a new hydroelectric power technology. Percheron Power of Kennewick hopes to build a small conduit project...
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