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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

AboitizPower Announces Expansion of Sibulan Hydroelectric Plant

AboitizPower, a public owned company headquartered at Cebu City, Philippines has declared that it is planning to augment the capacity of its Sibulan hydroelectric plant located in Davao del Sur in the middle of the current year (2011).

28 Feb 2011

Magma Chamber in Krafla Caldera is Source of Geothermal Energy

A mishap near an Icelandic volcano made a team of scientists abandon their experiments on geothermal energy, but soon it also led them to an alternate source of geothermal energy.

25 Feb 2011

RIT Taps Potential in Scenedesmus to Clean Water and Produce Biodiesel

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology have found a dual purpose of algae. Known to consume nitrates and phosphates, algae reduce the toxins and bacteria present in the water thereby cleaning waste water. The second role that algae would play in the labs of Rochester Institute is in the production of biodiesel.

25 Feb 2011

Construction of Lai Chau Hydro Power Project in Vietnam Commences

A ground-breaking ceremony has been recently conducted for the 1200 MW Lai Chau Hydro Power Project located in Nam Hang Commune in the Lai Chau Province of Vietnam.

24 Feb 2011

MOA Signed Between Hedcor, ICCs-IPs for Sabangan Hydro Power Plant Construction

A Free and Prior Informed Consent Memorandum of Agreement (FPIC-MOA) has been signed between Hedcor and the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous People (ICCs/IPs) belonging to the Barangays Namatec and Napua for constructing a 13,200 kW capacity Sabangan Hydro Power Plant.

24 Feb 2011

LIHI Certification for Woronoco Hydropower Project

Woronoco Hydropower Project located on the River Westside in Russel, Massachusetts has obtained the LIHI Certification by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute. This certification is valid for five years and would expire on January 28th 2015.

24 Feb 2011