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Miyuukaa Corp. To Transmit Hydroelectric Power to Windfall Gold Project

Osisko Mining Inc. has concluded the previously announced binding term sheet agreement and signed a definitive agreement with Miyuukaa Corp. for construction of…

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Prime Minister of Bhutan Visits Eib to Discuss Support for Hydropower, Solar Generation

The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr. Lotay Tshering, is visiting the Luxembourg headquarters of the European Investment Bank to discuss possible financial and tech…

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Upgrades Progressing at Tarraleah Power Station, Tasmania

IMAGE L-R: Hazell Bros Executive General Manager, Construction – Tasmania, Jesse Brunskill, Minister for Energy and Renewables, Guy Barnett, Entura Managi…

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TVA and DOE Sign Memorandum to Advance Hydropower Technologies

Bellows Falls Station. It has 49MW of capacity with three GE generators with Francis waterwheels. Credit: Great River HydroThe U.S. Department of Energy, throug…

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Pasdec Holdings Berhad Sells Interest in Company Developing 5 MW Hydropower Project

Pasdec Holdings Berhad in Malaysia announced it has reached a share purchase agreement to dispose of its entire equity interest in Pasdec Mega Sdn. Bhd., which …

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DOE Partners With Tennessee Valley Authority to Advance Hydropower Technology

Image: © johnnydevil on 123rf. comThe US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), and Tennessee Valley Authority (TV…

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Ground Broken on 1,375 MW Metarang Induk Hydropower in Indonesia

(photo courtesy Sarawak Energy)Joint venture developers of the 1,375 MW Mentarang Induk Hydropower Project (MIHEP) in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, celebrated th…

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Major Contract Awarded for Fresno Dam Modifications in the US

NW Construction is to begin modifying the Fresno Dam in Montana, US, in April after winning an almost $43.6 million contract from the US Bureau of Reclamation.B…

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Minesto and TCCGE to Pursue Tidal Opportunities in Taiwan

Minesto and Taiwan Cement Green Energy (TCCGE) have agreed to collaborate in the development of tidal and ocean current energy power in Taiwan. The firms signed…

Pumped Storage

Studio Pietrangeli to Enhance Cruachan Expansion Design for Drax

Drax has named Studio Pietrangeli as Owner’s Engineer on its project to build a new 600MW underground plant adjacent to its existing underground Cruachan …

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NYPA Completes Niagara Power Project Control Room Upgrade

Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant (photo courtesy NYPA)The New York Power Authority reports it has completed work on the first major upgrade of the Niagara Power…

United Kingdom

Drax Names Studio Pietrangeli to Enhance Design of Cruachan Pumped Storage Expansion

Drax has appointed Studio Pietrangeli to optimize its plans to build the 600 MW pumped storage hydro expansion of the 440 MW Cruachan facility in Scotland.Incre…

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New Center of Competence for Generator Components Opened by Voith Hydro

Voith Hydro has opened a new center of competence for generator components in Bosnia and Hercegovina to serve western markets, from North and Latin America to E…

Thermal Coal

Dark Summer Nights: India Faces High Risks of Power Cuts After Years of Coal, Hydro Power Neglect

The electricity deficits this summer could be worse than expected, as Grid-India's shortage forecasts were made weeks before India's weather office pred…

Energy Storage Battery

Energy Storage Made Record Gains in the US in 2022: Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

Dive Brief:A record 4.8 GW of utility-scale non-hydropower storage was established in the U.S. in 2022, bringing total capacity to 11.4 GW, according to Sustain…