Hydropower

Pumped Storage

ILI Group to Develop 1.5GW Pumped Storage Hydro Project

Clean energy developer ILI Group has begun the initial planning phase for a new pumped storage hydro project in Scotland.

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Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Soars After Joining USD2.6 Billion New Energy Project

Shares of Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Engineering surged nearly 10 percent after the renewable energy construction engineering company said it will participate i…

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Three Gorges Crosses 100b kWh Power Generation Mark in 2021

The Three Gorges Power Station generated a total of 103.649 billion kWh electricity as of 12:00 a.m. December 31, 2021, crossing the 100 billion mark again, Chi…

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VerdErg Launches New Low-Cost Micro Hydropower Product

VerdErg Renewable Energy has launched the concept development of VETT-in-a-Box, a new ‘plug & play’ micro hydropower system for generating electricity from sm…

Hydropower Sustainability Fund Applications Open to over 40 Countries

Hydropower project developers and operators from over 40 countries can apply for a sustainability fund backed by the Swiss government, along with the Internatio…

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Swiss Sustainability Fund Guides Hydropower Developers Towards Sustainability

​The sustainability fund is patronized by the Swiss government. Apart from the sovereign’s backing, the fund has the support of a few other eminent institutes…

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Invitation to Tender Issued for Coire Glas Main Construction Contracts

Six groups have been invited to submit tenders for construction of the proposed pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas, on the shores of Loch Lochy near Inve…

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Investments in Hydro Set to Increase in 2022 Says New Research

Hydropower capacity in 2022 is set to exceed 1200GW and investments will climb to $36.3 billion, new research from Rystad Energy has suggested, with hydro set t…

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Rystad Energy: Hydropower Growth Set to Continue

The hydropower market will continue its upward trajectory in 2022 as global capacity exceeds 1200 GW for the first time and investments climb to US$36.3 billion…

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Koto Hydropower Project Near Completion

As another step towards clean and green energy, the 40.8MW Koto Hydropower Project in Timergara, Lower Dir has entered the final phase of its completion.

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Downing Renewables Expands Swedish Hydro Portfolio with Two Deals

Downing Renewables and Infrastructure Trust Plc is spending around EUR 25 million to acquire two operational hydropower portfolios in Sweden, increasing to 157 …

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Last Generating Rotor Installed at Baihetan Hydropower Station, SW China

​All million-kilowatt hydro-generating units of the Baihetan hydropower station in southwest China have started pre-operation countdown after its last generati…

Pumped Storage

Oz Developer Kick-Starts 250MW Pumped Hydro Work

Genex has started digging the tunnel for the Kidston project in Queensland

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Hatta Pumped Storage Plant 35% Complete

Construction of the first pumped storage plant in Dubai is 35% complete, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has announced.

Hydrogen Project

Wales Explores Green Hydrogen Potential

HyFEAS project will include assessing the feasibility of the gas’s production from hydropower as well as wind