A storm-resistant ocean energy structure has been installed off Gran Canaria, Spain, under the EU’s PLOTEC project to harness Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Arizona water policy officials met in Phoenix to discuss extending a drought emergency due to low reservoirs and minimal precipitation.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Green Highland has signed an agreement to provide full operational support and maintenance services at the Kinlochleven hydropower plant.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Sockeye populations in the Baker River system had declined to just 99 returning fish in the mid-1980s, bringing the species to near extinction in these waters near Mount Baker.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
The new agreement commits $340 million in environmental investments tied to the Conowingo Dam’s long-term operation, setting an example of successful citizen advocacy.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam was recently officially inaugurated after 14 years and US$5 billion worth of project work.| Factor This™
Environmental groups and others want to see hydropower operations changed to favor fish survival. Utility groups warn of problems for the power grid.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
Emerson completed the modernization of excitation systems at four hydroelectric dams operated by Salt River Project in Arizona.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
The Government of Canada, working with the province of Nova Scotia, Indigenous communities, academia and industry to support the development of tidal projects in the Bay of Fundy, is funding several projects meant to develop monitoring platforms for ecosystems near tidal energy projects.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Development of hydropower projects and rapid urbanization in the Indian Himalayas are actively degrading the environmental and ecological landscape, particularly in the ecologically sensitive, seismically active and fragile regions of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and Zoji La in Ladakh.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Italian energy company Enel has inaugurated a continuous sediment removal system at the Venaus hydroelectric power plant in the northern Italian region of Piedmont.| Factor This™
Does the World Bank approach dams differently today? Did past protests and policy reforms have a longer-lasting effect?| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
The deal includes funds to fight pollution, help fish and plant species and spend $18 million to explore dredging options, which remain far off.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
A coalition of conservation groups say Nevada’s history can offer hope as water managers across western states negotiate new rules for sharing the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply.| Renewable Energy Business & Market Trends
Statkraft has submitted a license application for an upgrade of the Alta hydroelectric power plant in Norway, arguing that by utilizing water currently bypassing the plant during floods, production could increase by up to 20%.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Hydropower provided 48% of electricity in August, only the second month on record it has supplied less than half of Brazil’s power.| Hydropower: Dams, Turbines & Environmental Impact
Consumers Energy has signed a purchase agreement with Confluence Hydro, a subsidiary of Hull Street Energy, to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams along five Michigan rivers.| Factor This™
Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory debut the first playable version of the Hydropower Market Game.| Factor This™
Yukon Energy has received a new 20-year water use license, authorizing continued operation and generation of hydroelectricity at the Whitehorse Rapids Generating Station (WRGS) through to 2045.| Factor This™
BC Hydro has successfully commissioned the sixth and final generating unit on its Site C project in northeast British Columbia.| Factor This™
Imenco Future Technologies will participate in the upcoming 18-month field test of C-Power's SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS).| Factor This™
Sens. Daines and Sheehy sent a letter to the Secretary of the Interior concerned about continued drought conditions in northwest Montana - the latest intervention from elected officials in dam management.| Factor This™
