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Nanotechnology Used to Purify Drinking Water

With almost one billion people lacking access to clean, safe drinking water, scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of an inexpensive new filtering technology that kills up to 98 percent of disease-causing bacteria in water in seconds without clogging.

13 Oct 2010

A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Baishan Long Run Water Conservancy Development Sign EPC Contract

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd, a supplier of distributed power generation modules in China and a producer of wind turbines, has declared the signing of an agreement with Baishan Long Run Water Conservancy.

7 Oct 2010

Sinohydro Inclined Towards Hydro Project in Liberia

Sinohydro, a top dam builder in China, is interested as well as inclined towards a hydro power project in Liberia.

1 Oct 2010

Endesa to Fund $837 Million for El Quimbo Hydro Facility

Endesa will be investing $837 million towards the construction of the El Quimbo hydro facility.

30 Sep 2010

Nexus Ventures Receives Approval for Hydro-Power Project in Nepal

International Nexus Ventures has received the approval for its hydro-power project in Nepal. Thus, the company has been rewarded for its faith imposed in this project. The company’s decision towards committing funding for this small hydro-power project stood vindicated following various entrepreneurs approaching the management for tentative proposals towards acquisition.

30 Sep 2010

Russian RusHydro to Launch Wind and Hydro Plants in Kazakhstan

RusHydro is the largest hydropower company in Russia, and considering the overall installed capacity, it is second biggest globally. The company is all set to launch wind and hydro facilities in Kazakhstan.

30 Sep 2010

Hydro to Improve Rjukan Hydropower System

The Rjukan power production includes Mæl, Moflåt, Vemork, Frøystul, and Såheim power plants with a collective annual power production of around 3 terawatt hours or 30% of the company’s total hydro power production.

29 Sep 2010

HCC Awarded 300-MW Hydropower Agreement from GMR

HCC (Hindustan Construction Company) has received a 300-MW hydropower contract from GMR (Badrinath) Hydro Power Generation.

29 Sep 2010

Russia’s Borodino Group to Build Hydropower Project in Tanzania

Borodino Group of Russia has entered into a contract with Tanzania towards constructing a 222-MW hydropower project.

28 Sep 2010

Brazil Proposes 3,700 MW of Novel Hydropower Capacity

Brazil might sell the rights towards building approximately 3,700 MW of hydropower capacity before 2010-end since 10 novel hydroelectric projects are likely to be auctioned off.

27 Sep 2010