GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

It’s the oldest and the biggest of all the clean energy technologies, but hydro has an uncertain role in Europe’s decarbonization plans. In the meantime, green hydrogen and batteries pose a rising threat to hydropower plants and their future profits. And that's if everything goes smoothly.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The world’s hydropower developers want a seat at the green recovery funding table alongside other key decarbonization technologies such as wind, solar, batteries and green hydrogen. That’s equivalent to a 65 percent increase on current global hydropower capacity, according to the IHA’s 2020 Hydropower Status Report.

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POWER Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

As the oldest renewable energy resource, hydropower is well-established as a reliable source of dispatchable energy. It’s commonly believed that hydro’s The post Hydropower Remains Renewable Leader Despite Climate Challenges appeared first on POWER Magazine. Yet, it is often overlooked and taken for granted.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 21, 2021

Hydropower sits at the nexus of energy and water, enabling hydropower projects to be unique catalysts for positive change. If designed with both energy and water in mind, hydropower projects can increase reliable renewable generation and deliver positive co-benefits for river ecosystems and water users. What is keeping the U.S.

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

GW Sir Adam Beck I and II hydroelectric complex near Niagara Falls. […] The post OPG Embarks on Major Refurbishment of Niagara Falls Hydropower Stations appeared first on POWER Magazine. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) will partner with GE Vernova to complete a 15-year project to refurbish the iconic 1.9-GW

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POWER Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Hydropower Fleet appeared first on POWER Magazine. The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 293 hydroelectric projects across 33 states that will receive up to $430 million in incentive payments for capital improvements directly related to grid […] The post DOE Injects $430M to Revitalize, Modernize U.S.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

According to a new study published in Environmental Science Technology, hundreds of active hydropower plants are making a worse impact on the climate than fossil fuels. Scientists have known for a while now that hydropower facilities release greenhouse gases — mostly methane, but also CO2 and nitrous oxide.

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U.S. Green Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Most of this, the EIA predicts, will come from solar, wind, and hydropower. The post Exciting Technological Trends To Watch in Renewable Energy Sectors appeared first on U.S. Green Technology. But not all sectors are growing at the same rate. Meanwhile, opportunities for clean energy production exist beyond the big.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has released a research and policy paper that outlines how hydropower could be pivotal in supporting growth in green hydrogen. Looking ahead hydropower could potentially supply at least 1,000 TWh of the additional electricity demand required in IRENA’s 2050 scenario.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 9, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions and ANDRITZ Hydro have completed a strategic framework agreement to jointly develop international projects for the production of green hydrogen from hydropower. Hydropower is one of the few completely climate-neutral forms of energy, which is capable of providing base load power,” Mette said. “We

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Unfortunately, by failing to allow all carbon-free technologies to compete equally, leading states are on the brink of adopting policies that miss the opportunity to achieve all three objectives simultaneously. Batteries are another option but the technology is still emerging and won’t meet all long-duration needs.

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POWER Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Lijiaxia Hydropower Station No. 5, one of the world’s biggest hydropower plants in a dual-row turbine layout, completed its 72-hour trial run and became officially operational on Oct. Completion of The post Twin-Row Hydropower Unit Begins Operation in China appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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POWER Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

Voith Hydro in 2022 replaced four vertical Pelton turbines at Verbund’s 75-year-old 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in Austria with a first-of-its-kind horizontal six-nozzle Pelton turbine The post Hydropower Horizons: Pioneering a Pelton Turbine Breakthrough appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Across the globe, companies are developing groundbreaking technologies to make green hydrogen production more efficient, eco-friendly, and scalable. By extending the durability of electrolysis systems up to tenfold, MXene technology ensures the cost-effectiveness needed for industrial-scale hydrogen power plants.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 24, 2021

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) funded development of the newly released Pumped Storage Hydropower Valuation Guidebook to advance the state-of-the-art in assessing the value of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants and their contributions to the power system. Introduction. The post U.S.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 6, 2021

Members of the International Renewable Energy Agency and private sector representatives are joining forces to modernize and refurbish the existing hydropower fleet around the globe. With 43%, hydropower accounts for the largest share of installed renewable capacity , according to IRENA’s latest data.

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BloombergNEF

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Hydropower generates more electricity than all other renewable technologies combined and took a major step forward last year with as much as 34 gigawatts added. The post A Former Prime Minister Backs Hydropower as Mission Critical appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 4, 2022

All of Doteasy’s operations are run using 100% renewable hydropower, this includes the running of their data centers. For instance, a 2016 DXC Technology white paper stated data centers worldwide account for 2% of the total greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This province mostly runs on 100% renewable hydropower. Data centers.

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Charged

AUGUST 26, 2020

Mercedes-Benz and Contemporary Amperex Technology ( CATL ) are collaborating to create new battery technology for the high-volume electrification of Mercedes vehicles. The agreement covers the full range of battery technologies, from cells to modules for passenger cars to entire battery systems for vans.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

This latest briefing, “ Better, Faster, Cleaner: Securing clean energy technology supply chains”, makes the case that global supply of key materials and components is sufficient to meet growing demand for clean energy technologies (wind, solar, batteries, grids, heat pumps) over the medium- to long-term.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The technology is most widely used in Asia, where land constraints make it an enticing option. That potential is even greater when FPV systems are paired with hydropower, reaching 4,400 to 5,700 GW. NREL considered hybrid FPV-hydropower systems that could share a substation and transmission.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Report funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association, Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land Investments Group, SSE Renewables. It was funded by Scottish Renewables, the British Hydropower Association (BHA), Buccleuch, CCSQ, Drax Group, Intelligent Land Investments Group and SSE Renewables.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

With the world’s most powerful 250-kilowatt, 1,500-volt string inverter, Sungrow is providing disruptive technology for utility-scale projects. Carbon Brief : Record-Low Price for UK Offshore Wind Cheaper Than Existing Gas Plants by 2023. Support for this podcast is brought to you by Sungrow.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 1, 2021

Plug Power also recently announced the construction of a green hydrogen production facility and electric substation in the Western New York Science, Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Park, joining the company’s existing plant in Tennessee. A McKinsey study estimated that by 2030, the U.S. hydrogen economy could support 700,000 jobs.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The newly formed Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) have set out a mutually strengthening vision of how their two sectors can collaborate and contribute to tackling climate change. Eddie Rich, CEO of IHA, said: “Sustainable hydropower and green hydrogen is a perfect marriage.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2021

The British hydropower industry is being hamstrung by changes to business rates valuations which have lumbered some leading developers with crippling tax bills that have led directly to redundancies and curtailed plans to boost renewable energy capacity. You can't increase prices, you can't cut costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Wind is China’s largest source of electricity after coal and hydropower, delivering 9.4% According to DNV’s “Energy Transition Outlook China”, the country is establishing itself as a green energy leader with an unrivalled build out of renewable energy and export of renewable technology.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 24, 2024

In the winter, like a six-month period from June to December, many of the hydropower plants get surplus flows. That’s when we have low wind, but we have more hydropower. Why does Costa Rica rely so heavily on hydropower, which makes up 73 percent of electricity generation? Costa Rica lies in a tropical zone with heavy rainfall.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2021

A firm developing a technology to harness “osmotic energy” has secured 5.2 Unlike wind or solar energies, and similarly to hydropower, it can deliver electricity continuously, and is easily dispatchable to meet the grid baseload power requirements. million euros to develop a first full-scale prototype.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

The cost of new wind and solar generation, on a levelized cost of energy basis, is now lower than that of new thermal and hydropower generation, and increasingly below the operating cost of existing thermal plants. Existing hydropower plants can also help with this large ramp up power.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Hydropower dams provide reliable renewable energy, but they also have a direct impact on the environment, especially fish. Knowing when high spill levels best support fish passage—and when they don’t—provides options for balancing the tradeoffs associated with hydropower generation and environmental impacts. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 22, 2021

Natel Energy announced a $20 million funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and supported by Chevron Technology Ventures, to build momentum in deploying its flagship product, the Restoration Hydro Turbine (RHT). “As Two project deployments of this technology have accumulated two years of commercial operation.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

In a bid to explore the potential deployment of the technology, the firm has signed an agreement with Mercia Power Response, a provider of flexible power response services to the UK grid. The HD Hydro storage system is low-cost, energy efficient and fast to develop and construct, explains its developer RheEnergise.

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Global Renewable News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Department of Energy's (DOE's)Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today (Jan 16) announced 12 hydropower technology developers that will receive testing suppo.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 9, 2021

The project is placed at the Banja reservoir in Albania, where Statkraft is operating its 72-MW Banja hydropower plant. The project is unique as it uses Ocean Sun’s patented membrane technology. Hydropower accounts for the largest share of Albania’s electricity generation, representing around 95% of its installed power capacity.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 17, 2024

William Ramírez, Environmental, Social, and Sustainability Professional at Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM), discussed risk monitoring at Colombia’s Hidroituango hydropower project. As the climate continues to change, these technologies will only become more vital.

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