The Alaska Energy Authority, which was vested with the task of zeroing in on a viable hydropower project, chose the Susitna River to formulate a multi-billion dollar hydropower generation plant.
The China National Electric Equipment (CNEEC) has been awarded a US $ 82 million contract for constructing a 35 MW Broadlands Hydropower Project, located in Sri Lanka’s Kelani River, by the Ceylon Electricity Board.
Enerjisa Power Generation Company, partnership venture of Turkish Sabanci Holding and AustrianVerbund, contracted an accord with Alstom to provide, install and commission the required electro-mechanical equipment for the proposed Arkun hydropower plant to be located over Coruh River in Turkey.
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of New York City has announced a biofuel pilot project. The project uses an innovative metal sloped device of 350 feet size called the Algal Turf Scrubber. The device is being used to test producing oil from wastewater. The device is placed across the street opposite to the Rockaway Wastewater Treatment plant.
IC Ictas Holding, a Turkey-based construction company, announced that it has planned to invest about $1.14 billion in hydro-electric power plants in the country, by 2014.
A number of companies are beginning to see renewable energy future in tidal energy. Most of the high tidal places across the world witness sudden rise of tides that are sometimes as high as 6 m. The tides submerge the nearby land and drain back only to come again during certain times of the day.
Aboitiz Power, a leading power generation company in Philippines, and San Miguel, a company that has integrated functions in telecommunications, food, infrastructure, mining, and power and energy sectors, have shown interest in the government’s hydro power generating projects in border locations.
NTPC, Kyuden International and Asian Development Bank have signed an agreement to form a joint venture firm, which will develop renewable energy projects of about 500 MW of total capacity. The clean technology projects will be established in India over three years of time.
Himachal Pradesh’ Nathpa Jhakri Project, which is the nation’s largest hydroelectric project, has surpassed the 6000MU power generation target. It is now generating 178 MU in excess of the target to be achieved as per the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) offered by the Power Ministry.
The previous Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s last task was the inauguration of six small-scale hydro plants in Goias, a Central State, to boost the development of the interior regions of the nation.
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