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Hydro Green Energy Applies for Federal Approval to Operate Seven Hydropower Projects

Hydro Green Energy (HGE), a renewable energy firm that uses patented hydropower technologies, declared that it has shifted its corporate headquarters to Westmont, Illinois from Houston, Texas It also declared that it has commenced procedures to receive federal approval to erect and manage seven hydropower facilities on the Mississippi River.

17 Jun 2011

Kansas City Board of Public Utilities to Buy Power from Bowersock Mills and Power

Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has announced the signing of a 25 year power purchase accord with the Bowersock Mills and Power (BPMC) to buy 7 MW of electricity generated from its proposed hydroelectric power generation facility.

26 May 2011

Voith Hydro to Supply Generators and Turbines for Two Hydro Projects in China

Voith Hydro, a joint venture of Siemens and Voith, declared that it has received two orders from two Chinese utility companies for hydro power projects in China.

25 May 2011

New Tool for Identifying Contaminants in Water

Identifying and quantifying natural and man-made colored dissolved organic matter components is a crucial problem in understanding water quality. This measurement requires the collection of both the fluorescence and absorbance spectra of the sample.

28 Mar 2011

Cavico Hydropower Achieves Tunnel Penetration at Song Giang 2 Hydropower Project

Cavico, a Vietnam-based multi-national company engaged in civil engineering design, infrastructure and construction, declared that its auxiliary company, Cavico Hydropower has pushed through the adit sub-tunnel No.2 and finished building a 138-foot-high surge shaft for the Song Giang 2 Hydropower project.

21 Mar 2011

Ethiopia to Construct Hydropower Dam in Western Benishangul Region

Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, has declared that the country will soon commence the construction of a major dam along River Nile to produce hydro power to augment the electric power production of the country.

16 Mar 2011

Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association Signs Power Purchase Accord with Northern Water

The power purchase accord reached between Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association and Northern Water has cleared the way for the building of a new hydroelectric power generating station at Carter Lake.

16 Mar 2011

First Gen to Build Hydro-Reservoir Power Plant in Nueva Ecija, Philippines

First Gen, a Lopez Group of company engaged in power generation and energy-linked businesses, has declared that it is engaged in the development of the Balintingon hydro reservoir plant.

16 Mar 2011

Bourne Energy’s Multifunctional Power Plant Features Advanced Hydrokinetic Technology

The RiverStar BackPack Power Plant developed by Bourne Energy is capable of performing more than one role.

4 Mar 2011

Small Hydro Power Projects to Enhance Contribution to National Grid

Small Hydro power projects, Sri Lanka’s most successfully managed renewable energy producing source, have planned to accomplish 6.8% of Sri Lanka’s power requirement by significantly enhancing their power supply to the national grid.

3 Mar 2011