Hydropower

Hydrogen Production

Avaada Group Secures $1B for Green Hydrogen, Ammonia Development

The investment came from Brookfield Renewable.Avaada Group has raised $1.07b to be used for its green hydrogen and green ammonia ventures in India, with Brookfi…

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Progress on the Expansion of Greenland’s Largest Hydroelectric Plant

Photo courtesy NIRASA consulting team consisting of NIRAS, Inuplan and AFRY has been awarded a contract to act as client consultant for the expansion of the Buk…

Dam

WAPDA Chairman Visits Diamer Basha Dam Project After Fatal Accident, Calls for Enhanced Safety Measures

Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Engr Lt Gen Sajjad Ghani (Retd), visited the Diamer Basha Dam Project after a tragic incident that oc…

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Savannah Energy to Help Develop Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Project in Cameroon

British firm Savannah Energy has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Government of Cameroon for the development of the Bini a Warak Hydroelectric Pr…

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Emrgy Secures $18.4 Million in Series a Funding to Expand Operations and Deploy Distributed Hydropower Projects

Emrgy, a woman-led renewable energy technology and project developer, has secured $18.4 million in a Series A funding round led by Oval Park Capital, with Key i…

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AFRY to End Involvement in Hydropower in Myanmar Over Human Rights Concerns

AFRY has announced its decision to end its involvement in hydropower projects in Myanmar. The company cited the worsening human rights situation in the country …

Wave Energy

Eco Wave Power Expanding Into North America With U.S. Subsidiary, Office

Eco Wave Power Global AB has announced the opening of a U.S. subsidiary, under the name Eco Wave Power U.S., to serve as a North American base for the company&r…

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Building Lay Dam, Alabama’s First Hydroelectric Powerhouse

(photo courtesy Alabama Power)The Lay Dam hydroelectric project was the first dam and hydropower plant built in the U.S. state of Alabama and helped fuel its de…

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900 MW HVDC Newfoundland Transmission Line (Finally) Successfully Commissioned

Map of the the Labrador-Island Link, in yellow. Credit: EmeraAfter nine years of planning, delays and billions in cost overruns, a massive new transmission line…

Biofuel

Tidewater Renewables Biorefinery in Canada Nears Completion

Tidewater Renewables Ltd. on April 13 announced its renewable diesel complex under development at its Prince George refinery in British Columbia is 93 percent c…

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Norsk Hydro: Strike at Hydro Karmøy and Hydro Årdal

Following the breach in mediation between The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO), the Confederation of the Vocational Unions (YS) and the Norwegian Lab…

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High Snowpack Means High Flooding Potential for Bear River Hydroelectric System

Rocky Mountain Power, the hydroelectric system operator of the Bear River system in northern Utah and southeastern Idaho, said that the potential for flooding i…

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Bitcoin Mining Firm Acquires 22MW Hydropower Capacity in Canada

Photo by Jievani Weerasinghe on UnsplashBitcoin mining company Bitfarms Ltd. has entered into agreements to acquire 22MW of hydropower capacity and to lease a s…

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Emrgy Secures $18 Million in Capital for Distributed Hydropower, Other Work

Emrgy, a woman-led renewable energy technology and project developer, has raised $18.4 million in a Series A funding round to deploy distributed hydropower proj…

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Firstlight Power Completes Integration of H2O Power

Norman hydro station (photo courtesy FirstLight Power)FirstLight Power announced it has completed the planned integration of H2O Power, a hydroelectric power pr…