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Latest news from Renewable Energy World Europe 2012 : 'Integrating the renewables sector' shapes conference programme
Renewable Energy World Europe has announced details of this year’s conference programme and plenary discussion. ‘Integrating the renewables sector’ will be the central theme for this year’s conference, which will once again be co-located with POWER-GEN Europe. The event will take place from 12-14 June 2012 at the Köelnmesse, Cologne. Industry experts will deliver an unequalled programme of strategic, technical, keynote and plenary sessions acr... [more]
HENDRIX/KERITE CABLE OFFERS 34.5 kV TRXLP INSULATED UNDERGROUND CABLE WITH FLEXIBLE DELIVERY SCHEDULES
34.5 kV Cable is Ideal for Wind Power Applications Milford, NH- Hendrix/Kerite Cable (Marmon Utility, LLC.), a premier provider of high-quality underground power distribution products, announces its offering of 34.5 kV TRXLP-insulated medium voltage cable for applications in the wind power industry. Hendrix manufactures all cable in the USA, which is made and tested to ICEA/AEIC Standards and is dry-cure, triple-extruded. The 34.5 kV cable... [more]
Major industry speakers to address key energy issues and behavioural change at National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX)
National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX) opens at the NEC Birmingham in May 2012, featuring a new second conference theatre to mark its 30th anniversary with a host of top-level keynote speakers who will be expanding the ideas and available advice for energy professionals. One of the country’s leading environmentalists, Tony Juniper, will be spearheading the NEMEX seminar programme, alongside a number of influential MPs, including Barry ... [more]
International Water Summit launched in Abu Dhabi
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively in january by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of water scarcity and security. The inaugural summit will take place alongside the World Future Energy Summit 2013 in Abu Dhabi. “The launch of the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi is a bold and... [more]
Use and capacity of Global Hydropower increases
Industrialized and developing countries continue to rely on their critical water resources as a renewable electricity source. Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to recent research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record 3,427 terawatt-hours, or about 16.1 percent of global electricity consumption, by the end of 2010, conti... [more]
Other Hydroelectric power news and reviews
NIPSCO proposes green power rate program
MERRILLVILLE — Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) on Tuesday announced a proposal for a program that would allow customers to designate a portion, or all of their monthly electric usage to be attributable to power generated by renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and hydroelectric power.
CESC Acquires two Hydroelectric Projects
Kolkata: Power utility CESC Ltd, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, said it had entered into an agreement to take over two hydroelectric power projects with an aggregate capacity of 146 MW in Arunachal Pradesh.
China Hydroelectric Corporation Receives Tariff Increases in Fujian Province
NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today...
Panama's Energy Firms Plan 720 Megawatts of Hydroelectric Power, an Industrial Info News Alert
CORDOBA, ARGENTINA-- - Researched by Industrial Info Resources Latin America -- Panama plans to increase installed capacity of hydroelectric power generation by 720 megawatts with 30 new hydropower plants. ...
CESC acquires hydel projects in Arunachal
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group flagship company CESC Ltd has taken over two hydroelectric power projects of India Bulls Group in Arunachal Pradesh, with an aggregate capacity of 146 mega watt.
Sauer Compressors - Hydroelectric Power Plant Applications:
In hydroelectric power plants, the mechanical energy of the water is converted into electrical current using turbines and generators connected to them. Given that the effective head varies; a distinction is made between low, medium and high-pressure power plants. Similarly, there are run-of-river plants as well as storage plants (including pumped-storage plants) depending on the way in which the ...
ABB Wins $20M Swiss Order To Boost Efficiency Of Hydroelectric Power Plants
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has received orders worth around $20M from two power utilities managed by Axpo, a leading Swiss power utility, to refurbish the generators at two of its hydroelectric power plants
Agus, Pulangi plants may be privatized 'to Mindanaoans'
MANILA, Philippines - The privatization of the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric power plants as part of efforts to solve the power shortage in Mindanao is still in the cards despite opposition from several groups and restrictions under law, President Aquino said Monday, May 14. " Ang idea doon , kung ipa -privatize, i -privatize sa ...
China Hydroelectric Corporation Files Fiscal 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the SEC
NEW YORK, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) (the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects ...
Pulangi power plant repair completed; blackout lessened
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The rehabilitation of the Pulangi 4 hydroelectric power plant in Bukidnon has finally been completed, and was initialing supplying 200 megawatts (MW) of its 255-MW installed capacity to the entire Mindanao grid as of Thursday.
