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Muela Power Station Unit One Successfully Restored After Year-Long Effort

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has announced it has successfully restored and brought back Unit 1 at the Muela Power Station into operation.…

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Drax Given Greenlight for £500 Million Underground Pumped Storage Hydro Facility

This project could bring the overall capacity of the site to over 1GW. Image: Drax.Renewable energy company Drax Group has secured development consent for a 600…

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New Study Identifies 1,800 Sites for Pumped Hydro Storage in Alaska

Alaska is warming faster than any other US state, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The state has unique energy needs due to its size, diverse land…

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TC Energy Confirms Ontario Pumped Storage Project Is Advancing Toward Final Evaluation

In a bid to accelerate the province's ambitions for clean economic growth, TC Energy Corporation has announced significant progress in the development of th…

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Drax Group Receives Development Consent for £500 Million Cruachan Pumped Storage Expansion

Drax Group has been granted development consent by the Scottish Government for its project to construct a new underground pumped storage hydro plant at at its e…

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INL Demonstrates ‘Microgrid in a Box'

The self-contained system, developed by engineers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in collaboration with industry and government, enables multiple energy sour…

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Queensland Hydro Joins International Hydropower Association

"Queensland Hydro bring huge ambition to the IHA family": Queensland Hydro joins IHA membershipWe are pleased to announce Queensland Hydro as the latest member …

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Ukraine Government to Reconstruct Kakhovka Hydropower Plant and Dam

(photo courtesy Ukrhydroenergo)The government of Ukraine has approved a resolution on an experimental project to start the reconstruction of the Kakhovka hydrop…

Pumped Storage

Fortune Hydro AG and Voith Acquire 450 MW Dorothea Lakes Pump Storage

(photo courtesy Fortune Hydro)Fortune Hydro AG, in collaboration with Voith Small Hydro, has acquired the 450 MW Dorothea Lakes Pump Storage project as part of …

Energy Storage Project

Genex Power Secures $44.5 Million Funding for Pumped Storage and Big Battery Projects With J-Power Partnership

Genex Power has announced a significant funding deal aimed at advancing its flagship pumped hydro project at Kidston in Far North Queensland and accelerating th…

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US Department of Energy Invests $3.5 Million in Hydropower and Marine Energy Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced funding of over $3.5 million dedicated to 18 innovative projects in the fields of hydropower and marine…

Pumped Storage

SSE Renewables to Hold Consultation About Sloy Power Station Redevelopment

(photo courtesy ANDRITZ)SSE Renewables is hosting a public consultation to provide the local community and interested stakeholders with information about the pr…

Pumped Storage

Genex Secures Additional Financing for Kidston Pumped Hydro

(photo courtesy Genex Power)Genex Power announced a new funding deal for its 250 MW pumped hydro project at Kidston and development of the up to 2 GW Bulli Cree…

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Drought-Driven Shift From Hydropower to Fossil Fuels Raises Emissions and Imperils Public Health, Stanford Study Reveals

Droughts in Western states have resulted in higher carbon emissions and pose a threat to human health as hydropower is replaced by fossil fuels, according to re…

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CELEC EP Implements Contingency Plan for Minas San Francisco Hydropower Plant Amid El Niño Phenomenon

Image: Minas San Francisco hydropower plant, courtesy of Integral Consulting EngineersThe Electric Corporation of Ecuador (CELEC EP) has devised an Institutiona…