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The Canadian government's backing of a high-voltage power line into northwest British Columbia has boosted hopes of Southeast Alaska hydropower proponents that a long-sought electrical intertie between Alaska and the Canadian province might be built. Southeast communities have had trouble developing hydroelectric potential because of limited demand. (Anchorage Daily News)
Sound Waves Save Roads Sep 24, 2009
"A road can't collapse into the earth and constitute the same safety risk as a bridge or a hydropower facility, which can in fact collapse, as has recently happened in the US and Russia," says Nils Ryd;n, who for the last couple of years has been busy, alongside his research, helping the Road Administration and various construction companies by tuning his technology so they can use it for their particular needs. Nils Ryd;n was inspired to test the possibility of inspecting roads with sound when... (Science Daily)
Living Through The New Energy Crisis Sep 24, 2009
According to the department's , the United States will consume an estimated 114 quadrillion British thermal units (BTUs) of energy in 2030, of which 37% will be supplied by oil and other petroleum liquids, 23% by coal, 22% by natural gas, 8% by nuclear power, 3% by hydropower, and only 7% by wind, solar, biomass, and other renewable sources. Clearly, this does not yet suggest a dramatic shift away from oil and other fossil fuels. (CBS News)
Canadian government support boosts AK-BC intertie possibilities Sep 23, 2009
A decision by top Canadian leaders to build a high-voltage transmission line into northwest British Columbia is being praised by Southeast Alaska hydropower proponents as a key step in developing the long-sought electrical intertie between Alaska and the Canadian province ... A decision by top Canadian leaders to build a high-voltage transmission line into northwest British Columbia is being praised by Southeast Alaska hydropower proponents as a key step in developing the long-sought electrical... (Juneau Empire)
China makes landmark pledge to curb CO2 emissions Sep 23, 2009
A carbon target should speed up a planned boost in renewables like wind and hydropower, already financed in part by foreign funds channeled through current schemes to tackle warming. It will also appeal to those in the financial industry who hope to see China set up a carbon trading scheme, because Beijing will be forced to step up its ability to measure output of the gases, which is key to any market in credits to emit. (Scientific American)
Mom & Pop focus on Cahaba lily which only lasts a day Sep 22, 2009
Unfortunately, as rivers were dammed for hydropower and transportation over the past century, species began to disappear. Alabama now leads the lower 48 in extinctions, mostly among its freshwater species. (Weymouth News, MA)
Carbon intensity in focus as China's Hu heads to U.N. Sep 22, 2009
Beijing's worries about energy security and massive pollution had already prompted the introduction of an energy intensity target from 2006, but a carbon target will also speed up a planned boost in renewables like wind and hydropower. "Energy efficiency does not distinguish renewables from the other sources of energy," said Yang Fuqiang, director of the solutions program at WWF.. (Scientific American)
Using whats already there Sep 21, 2009
MONTROSE Though using hydropower is a green solution, it is not the main reason that Project 7 Water Authority decided to incorporate the emissions-free power into its plant. We did it because it made sense, plant manager Dick Margetts said. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Renewable power play Sep 21, 2009
PG example, has already expressed interest in buying hydropower from British Columbia. "It will create a viable market for what's proposed up here," said Keller, an organizer with Friends of Bute Inlet, which opposes the hydropower projects. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
China to raise wholesale hydropower electricity prices Sep 21, 2009
China considers to raise wholesale hydropower electricity prices_English_Xinhua. China considers to raise wholesale hydropower electricity prices ... BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China would make pilot moves to raise hydropower electricity prices in a bid to subsidize residents who made way for the power projects, Zhang Guobao, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning agency, said over the weekend. (Xinhuanet, China)
Cathay Forest's Jatropha Investment Receives Valuation Report From Poyry Sep 19, 2009
Poyry's knowledge extends across hydropower, oil and gas, power and heat, renewable energy, pulp and paper industry, chemical process industry, transportation, water and environment, and construction services. Forward-Looking Statements. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Nigeria: Why We Extended Ceasefire - Mend Sep 19, 2009
He said the current capacity of over 5,200 mw is hampered by insufficient gas supply to thermal plants and low water levels at dams servicing hydropower stations. Wya stressed that amnesty deal has helped the situation as contractors for power plants and pipeline repairs are returning to site, hence the optimism that 6,000 mw would be delivered. (allAfrica.com)
CLIMATE GAIN Sep 16, 2009
The region should also tap its underexploited renewable resources, particularly hydropower, to meet increasing energy demand and boost both growth and development ... Okonjo-Iweala added that only 8 percent of the continent's hydropower was currently being exploited, and that increasing the used of its renewable resources would help Africa meet growing demand for energy as growth picks up. (AlertNet)
Three Gorges Project spending within budget: official Sep 14, 2009
82 billion kw/hours of hydropower by late June, and sold 318. 8 billion kwh of clean energy to state power grids which supply east, central, southern parts of the country. (Xinhuanet, China)
New energy: key to next round of world economic boom Sep 13, 2009
In building up hydropower, nuclear, solar and wind power capacities, China aims at increasing the proportion of new energy in total energy consumption to 10 percent by 2010 and to 15 percent by 2020, with an emphasis on supplying advanced energy technologies to rural China to serve 700 million people in a more environment-friendly fashion. Although China was recognized as the market with the most potential in new energy sector, many challenges remained, Wu said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Kenya: Power Tender Loser Eyes Geothermal Energy Sep 13, 2009
Under the East African Power Pool that will be mandated with developing a power market in the region, Kenya seeks to tap into its rich geothermal potential while Uganda will focus on hydropower as Tanzania concentrates on gas. Already, Muringa says it has requested to be licensed as an independent power producer (IPP) by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). (allAfrica.com)
WAPA cant use $3.25B for core system8:53 pm | (No comments posted.) Sep 12, 2009
Published: Friday, September 11, 2009 8:53 PM CDT SIOUX FALLS - A highly unusual and imbalanced set of financial circumstances faces the Western Area Power Administration, the federal agency which markets the electricity produced from the Missouri River dams and other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation hydropower sites. WAPA, which provides much of the power used by rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities in South Dakota, looks to have just 6 million available in... (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation with the Lao People's Democratic Republic Sep 12, 2009
New hydropower investments have also been delayed ... Foreign direct investment in the mining and hydropower sectors could also be adversely affected ... As the global crisis works itself out, investments in the mining and hydropower sectors would resume, and activity in the broader economy would pick up, as reforms to strengthen the foundations of the economy push forward. (IMF News)
Oil India IPO oversubscribed 31 times Sep 11, 2009
Oil India's IPO follows recent offerings from state hydropower producer NHPC and private utility Adani Power, which had together raised $1. 9 billion. (India Times)
IDFC PE set to buy BP wind power assets Sep 11, 2009 24 South St. Notebook Sep 10, 2009 City reviews WAPA rate increase Sep 10, 2009 Iraq suffers hot summer amid power problems Sep 8, 2009 'Oil India IPO fully subscribed' Sep 7, 2009 Web First: Eskom to assist Angola generate up to 10 000 MW Sep 6, 2009 PM speech on Afghanistan Sep 5, 2009 BHEL eyes $2.5 bn orders in 4-6 wks Sep 4, 2009 • NW power panel: Save juice, build fewer plants Sep 4, 2009 Uganda: Globalisation Must Connect With African Opportunity Sep 2, 2009 China’s bright future - and filthy present Sep 2, 2009 Enjoying the Health Care Debate? You'll Love the Climate-Change Debate. Sep 1, 2009 A high-stakes bid for Afghan hearts Sep 1, 2009 Himalayan challenge of climate change Aug 31, 2009 Out-of-state power projects criticized Aug 30, 2009 Pelican's prospects dim with processor in foreclosure Aug 30, 2009 It's Time for Some Due Diligence on Global Warming Claims Aug 29, 2009 China cooperates with developing nations to address climate change, bilateral trade Aug 27, 2009 Klamath water user group makes deceitful claims Aug 26, 2009 On the march to do business in Myanmar Aug 26, 2009 India's farmers struggle without crucial monsoon rains Aug 26, 2009 Energy firm plans hydroelectric dam on Mon Aug 26, 2009 India's failing monsoon: It never rains Aug 25, 2009 Pakistan seeks US, China aid on energy Aug 25, 2009 El Dorado to get hydropower projects Aug 25, 2009 Africa: New Threats Aggravate Continent's Water Crisis Aug 24, 2009 Hydropower on Prince of Wales hits red tape Aug 22, 2009 Russia blast prompts major review Aug 21, 2009 Geico to keep growing in WNY Aug 20, 2009 Uganda: New Hydropower Project Heralds New Era Aug 18, 2009 To Ethiopia and back Aug 18, 2009 Africa: World Bank Chief Urges Reforms, Rule of Law Aug 18, 2009 Emerging-Market Borrowing Costs Rise to Highest This Month, Led by Russia Aug 18, 2009 Six People Killed as Pipes Burst at Russia's Biggest Hydroelectric Plant Aug 17, 2009 Datang Power Announces 2009 Interim Results Aug 17, 2009 6 die in power plant accident in Russia Aug 17, 2009 Once a leader, state's been eclipsed on renewables Aug 16, 2009 China's power generating capacity tops 800 GW: report Aug 16, 2009 The Conversation: Conditions ripe for climate change brawl Aug 16, 2009 Editorial: Doing away with dams Aug 16, 2009 Africa: Four Presidents Call on U.S. for Partnership, Not Patronage Aug 13, 2009 Court gives GIPA victory Aug 12, 2009 New Study Sheds Light On The Growing U.S. Wind Power Market Aug 12, 2009 Africa: Emerging Economies Hold Promise for Continent [analysis] Aug 11, 2009 Oxygen change killing fish at Thurmond Lake Aug 11, 2009 Alternative energy has big land needs Aug 10, 2009 24 South St. Notebook Aug 10, 2009 REC general manager Rich Bauer wears several hats Aug 10, 2009 Efficient power sector players at lower valuations than NHPC Aug 10, 2009 Dam operators to fly Idaho rivers, map salmon hot spots Aug 10, 2009 Monsoon deficit in critical crop week Aug 7, 2009 Growing thirst Aug 7, 2009 Citys future may lie in hands of Ga. Power CEO Aug 7, 2009 NHPC offers long term value to the investors: Sharekhan Aug 7, 2009 China's energy demand to be mainly self-satisfied: senior planner Aug 7, 2009 Africa seeks partnership not patronage - African Presidents Aug 6, 2009 Perdue lays out strategy to win water war to south Georgians Aug 6, 2009 Chance of teamwork on Lanier now dim Aug 6, 2009 Africa: Clinton's Remarks at Agoa Forum [document] Aug 6, 2009 Vanishing Bolivian Glacier Ends Highest Ski Run, Threatens La Paz's Water Aug 6, 2009 Corps of Engineers making repairs on Big Cliff Dam gates Aug 5, 2009 Focus on amending Lanier statute Aug 3, 2009 Report: Landslides kill 10 people in Bangladesh Jul 31, 2009 N.C. House Committee Votes Against Government Takeover of Alcoa's Yadkin Project Jul 29, 2009 Dams in China Turn the Mekong Into a River of Discord Jul 29, 2009
5 crore per megawatt, compared to Rs 4 crore for a thermal plant and Rs 5 crore for a hydropower plant. Experts say a wind power project could become unviable in India without tax benefit. (India Times)
Wind farm coming9:28 am | (No comments posted.) Sep 11, 2009
The federal agency, which operates the Missouri River dams and other hydropower sites, needs to obtain more electricity while water levels recover after a decade of drought conditions throughout much of the west. It is a good deal for us, WAPA administrator Tim Meeks said. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT. The address for Auburn's Memorial City Hall on South Street is familiar to many follower's of the city's government and its political scene. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
As the drought wore on and reservoir levels fell in the three storage dams on the Missouri River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers saw hydropower production fall to 60 percent of the typical electricity generation ... WAPA generates hydropower for the Upper Great Plains from six dams on the Missouri River, but when production fell short, the agency had to purchase electricity at prices as high as 6 cents per kilowatt-hour on the open market ... Electricity industry officials have predicted that... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Water shortages in the Euphrates and Tigris rivers have affected hydropower as well. Like the rest of Iraqi society, electricity has also been affected by insurgents, many of whom targeted power infrastructure. (MSNBC -- International)
The sale follows muted stock market debut by state hydropower generator NHPC Ltd and private sector utility Adani Power that had together raised $1. 9 billion in IPOs, which were subscribed more than 20 times. (India Times)
Peters left a question about the Westcor's withdrawal from the Inga 3 hydropower project in the DRC over the latter's decision to go it alone, unanswered. "Eskom is going to be a key shareholder in the facilitating of a relationship between the two countries," Peters added. (Business Report, South Africa)
Construction has now begun on a project to develop the hydropower plant at Gereshk and work will begin this month to expand the airfield at Lashkar Gah, and construction will soon begin on a new road linking the two towns. And I can say today that we are ready to fund and partner the first Afghan district stabilisation teams to be sent down to Helmand - Afghan officials working alongside our military-civilian stabilization teams - not only reinforcing the hard-won gains of our forces during this... (10 Downing Street)
Last month, state-run hydropower generator NHPC Ltd raised $1. 25 billion in an IPO and in July private sector Adani Power collected $630 million. (India Times)
Using hydropower and a nuclear plant, the BPA is the region's largest supplier of electricity, and its executives are required to act consistently with the council's 20-year plans. The plans aren't binding on investor-owned utilities, but "I think you will find that they look at it as a bit of a blueprint," said Bill Booth of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, chairman of the council. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The Copenhagen Climate Change negotiations should support Africa's hydropower, clean energy development, and forestation. The forests of Africa offer lungs for the world -or more smoke to the skies. (allAfrica.com)
Targeting more money to wind-turbine manufacturers and hydropower companies (and local governments, whose tax base increases) helps enrich everyone. But efforts to enforce stricter pollution controls, which can threaten factory shut-downs and stand in the way of economic activity, have proceeded much more slowly. (Boston Globe)
The Southwest is excited about Solar, the Midwest has all the wind it could want, the Northeast and Northwest both have excellent hydropower. but the Southeast just can't produce sufficient renewable energy to fulfill a strong RES without going broke. (Slate)
The American foreign assistance arm, USAID, says that within 12 months Helmand residents will see: a doubling of local hydropower, wheat seeds for more than 35,000 farmers, saplings for 1,000 hectares of orchards and vineyards, a new courthouse, new district police substations, jobs for 166,000 men fixing roads and irrigation ditches, and a new road linking the capital to the national ring road. The biggest goodie of all: an industrial park with space for agricultural factories and an airstrip. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Hydropower generation will start suffering in Nepal, India and then other countries ... Of the 720 megawatts of ele 00004000 ctricity Nepal produces a year, hydroelectricity accounts for 650 megawatts, Kumar Panday, general secretary of the Nepal Hydropower Association said from Kathmandu. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pacific Gas ric Co.'s interest in someday buying huge amounts of hydropower from British Columbia, in particular, is drawing fire from environmentalists. Out-of-state renewables a cheaper way to go. (Modesto Bee, CA)
The hydropower can be a key advantage, as fish plant blast freezers are huge consumers, Phillips said. "It's an incentive to operate this plant," she said. (Anchorage Daily News)
I guess first off that no one pointed out that up here in the Pacific Northwest we get 80% of our electricity from hydropower. Secondly, there is no quantifiable evidence that such activities will have any discernable effect on climate cycles one way or the other. (Energy Pulse, CO)
"All nations can benefit from China's growth and development," Yin said, citing the Three Gorges Dam hydropower generation project on the Yangtze River, which has created work for foreign companies such as Alstom of France, ABB of Switzerland, Kvaerner of Norway, General Electric of the United States and Siemens of Germany. Editor: Li Wucheng. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:49 PM PDT The Klamath Water Users Association leaders claim of PacificCorp s private property rights to demolish Klamath River Hydropower Dams is deceitful. PacificCorp didn t propose demolishing them. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Asia World currently has contracts to build several hydropower projects, including the Myit Sone dam on a tributary of the Irrawaddy River north of Mytikyina. It is known to have strong links to China. (Asia Times Online)
" Fresh rainfall may prove more helpful to winter-sown crops such as wheat and rapeseed, which depend heavily on water from reservoirs. Indeed, the government is encouraging farmers to plant more winter crops to mitigate the effects of an awful monsoon. Economists look to the skies The country's economy remains closely tied to its fickle summer rains, even though its technology boom makes more headlines. Agriculture accounts for 18 percent of the country's total gross domestic product. But more... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
It s been a little more than two months since , the firm behind the Super Panda, filed a preliminary permit application with FERC to study the possibility of putting a hydropower plant at Lock No. 3 in Elizabeth ... Hydro Green started out as a hydrokinetic company in 2003, developing damless hydropower through turbines in water ... Today, it s also focused on traditional hydropower installed at locks and dams, which draws its energy from the change in water levels. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
A bad monsoon can also reduce power production: hydropower provides a quarter of India s electricity. In 2002, when monsoon rains were down by 19%, GDP growth slowed from 5. (The Economist)
Zardari said Chinese investments were needed in the agriculture, hydropower and energy sectors, with Pakistan seeking to increase its energy capacity by 10,000 megawatts by 2015. During the president's three previous visits to China, a number of agreements and MoUs were signed to strengthen economic ties. (Asia Times Online)
El Dorado County to get hydropower projects - Sacramento Business Journal ... El Dorado County to get hydropower projects ... The Board of Directors Monday approved two hydropower projects in the district's 2009-2013 capital improvement program, and authorized funding for the projects design phases. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
The Manantali Dam, located inside western Mali, was constructed for hydropower, irrigation and navigation benefits to be distributed across all three countries. The scale of benefits derived, as well as the perceived fairness of the benefit sharing arrangement and of the solidarity between countries, has sustained substantive cooperation and a strong river basin organisation on the Senegal River, the authors conclude. (allAfrica.com)
Prince of Wales communities awaiting hydropower ... While Southeast's larger cities have access to hydropower, many of its smaller communities are still struggling with crippling energy costs. (Juneau Empire)
"The tragic events at the Sayano-Shushenskaya have clearly shown how much we need to do to ensure safety of hydropower facilities," said Mr Putin. "We need to conduct a thorough check of all strategic and vital parts of infrastructure and work out a plan for their regular upgrade.". (BBC News -- Europe)
6-megawatt allocation of low-cost hydropower to Geico as part of the public-sector incentive package. The allocation, which runs through 2013, will save the company $1. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Nairobi The 700 Megawatt Karuma hydropower project kicks off this week after the successful selection of a consultancy firm to carry out feasibility studies ... 2 billion hydropower project 150 kilometres downstream of Owen Falls will be announced in the course of the week ... The government has also abandoned its intention of wholly financing the Karuma hydropower project, preferring instead to go for a public-private partnership, although it will still draw funds from the ring-fenced Energy... (allAfrica.com)
He added that much of the electricity is provided by hydropower. It has been quite dry in the area so electricity is limited to 18 hours with electricity, 18 without. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
While visiting the Lake Kivu Methane Gas to Power Pilot plant, Zoellick sought to learn more about the importance for African countries of the potential for hydropower, solar, wind power and other new renewable resources within the continent's energy portfolio. The rural poor form the bulk of the 535 million Africans currently without access to electricity. (allAfrica.com)
Russias biggest hydropower utility, dropped as much as 8. 3 percent before being suspended in Moscow trading after at least eight people died during an accident at a plant in Siberia. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Six Killed as Pipes Burst at Russias Biggest Hydropower Plant - Bloomberg ... Six Killed as Pipes Burst at Russias Biggest Hydropower Plant. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
5MW were attributable to coal-fired units, hydropower units and wind power units, respectively. In addition, the Group continued to push ahead its expansion in power-related upstream and downstream projects. (PR Newswire)
MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and eight others injured in a hydropower plant accident in Russia's Siberia on Monday. The accident occurred at the Sayano-Shushenksaya plant on the Yenisei River in East Siberia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing Dmitry Kudryavtsev from the regional Emergency Situations Ministry. (Xinhuanet, China)
After hydropower, it was oil that put California on the world's energy map, most of it in the Los Angeles area. It wasn't until an oil spill off the Santa Barbara coast in 1969 that Californians turned their backs on this industry, though petroleum still remains our primary source of energy due to our freeways, suburban sprawl and addiction to automobiles. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's installed power generating capacity exceeds 800 million killowatts (800 gigawatts) with a new hydropower generator coming on line, state media reported on Sunday ... The latest addition came from the no. 6 generator at Laxiwa Hydropower Station, the country's largest hydropower station on the Yellow River, which has started running, Xinhua news agency reported. (Scientific American)
5 billion string of power lines, towers and substations from northeast California to Sacramento and the Bay Area a move that would make it possible to import energy from existing hydropower facilities, and geothermal and wind energy projects throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Nevada. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District looked to the project by the Transmission Agency of Northern California, known as the TANC, as a critical step to meet new state and district renewable energy... (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Dam defenders note that hydropower is produced without emissions. And flood control and growing water needs remain issues that are suited for the water-controlling structures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
"The deficit can be quickly addressed by catalyzing private partnerships to raise equity finance and by increasing funding to companies that want to invest. In addition, only a quarter of Africa's population has access to electricity. Public-private investments in hydropower would offer a carbon-neutral solution. "Loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank for American firms wishing to invest in Africa amounted to $400 million in 2007. That year, China's Export-Import Bank guaranteed loans... (allAfrica.com)
A federal appeals court provided a victory for Green Island in the village s ongoing quest to build a hydropower plant on the Mohawk River. The Monday ruling is the latest step in a years-long battle between Green Island and , a Canadian company that operates a power station below the Cohoes Falls. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Berkeley Lab s contributions to this report were funded by the Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the U.S. Department of Energy. by Wiser, R., and M. Bolinger. (Science Daily)
Meanwhile, rising exports to emerging economies of oil, iron ore, cocoa and other commodities have boosted Africa's earnings, and companies from Brazil, China, India and Russia are building more roads, hydropower plants and refineries across the continent. Africa's remarkable record of economic growth in recent years has to an important degree been underwritten by the explosive growth of countries like China, Martyn Davies, director of the Centre for Chinese Studies at South Africa's... (allAfrica.com)
However, their numbers aren't substantial enough to trigger a shutdown of the dam's hydropower turbines ... If herring entrainment reaches 5,000 fish per hour, it would halt hydropower production. (The Augusta Chronicle)
- 250 square miles of dammed-up water for hydropower, more than twice the size of Lake Thurmond. - 125 square miles for wind power, though it would have to be three times bigger to offset the fact that the wind doesn't blow a third of the time. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:50 PM EDT. The address for Auburn's Memorial City Hall on South Street is familiar to many follower's of the city's government and its political scene. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Bauer is also responsible for much of the cooperative s engineering work, having earned an electrical engineering degree from Penn State University (Somerset Daily American, PA)
The net proceeds from the fresh issue are to be used for part-financing the construction and development costs of certain identified hydropower projects. After an analysis of companys financial performance and valuations and comparing the same with its peers, the issue appears to be over-priced. (India Times)
BOISE Federal hydropower officials will buzz two Idaho mountain rivers this week with helicopter-mounted cameras typically used for tracking illegal immigrants or finding dangerous transmission-line hotspots. For this mission, the cameras will be pointed at endangered salmon spawning grounds in an effort to pinpoint the spots where habitat restoration would do the most good. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Low rains can also reduce water level at India's main reservoirs, which are important for hydropower, that accounts for a quarter of India's generation capacity, and also essential for irrigating winter-sown wheat and rapeseed. "The reservoirs level is not yet satisfactory," the scientist said. (India Times)
The World Bank supports the NBI, which was set up in 1997, and has already led to co-operative work on hydropower and irrigation schemes. "The countries recognise that, without co-operation, if you add climate change and growing populations the future is a very unpredictable, risky one," says World Bank senior water adviser David Grey. (BBC News -- Africa)
It relies heavily on hydropower, and more importantly, it needs water from Lake Lanier to help cool its Plant Farley nuclear power plant. Because of his tenure in Alabama, Garrett didn t expect his new Georgia role would generate such criticism. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
NHPC is a premier hydropower utility. The company currently has an installed capacity aggregating to 5,175MW and is looking to be a 20-gigawatt (GW) utility by 2020. (India Times)
He also stressed the potential of China's hydropower, nuclear power, wind power and other new resources. Citing the research of energy experts, Zhang said "China's energy demand will keep rising, and it will mainly be satisfied by the domestic supply.". (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
Public-private investments in hydropower would offer a carbon-neutral solution. "Loan guarantees by the U.S. Export-Import Bank for American firms wishing to invest in Africa amounted to $400 million in 2007. That year, China's Export-Import Bank guaranteed loans of $13 billion to Chinese firms investing in Africa. Closing this gap would do much to project Africa as an investment-grade destination.". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Hydropower, navigation and flood control were the intended purposes, he said. Magnuson gave Georgia, Alabama and Florida three years to resolve two decades worth of litigation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The hydropower production that Judge Magnuson so highly values is what is known as peaking power, only produced a couple of times each day to meet the increased demand when we get up in the morning and come home in the evening. The rest of the time the flow through Buford Dam is minimal; about 600 cubic feet per second for most of the 24-hour day and 6,000 cubic feet per second during the peak power production, or 10 times the normal flow. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
From the geothermal resources of the Great Rift Valley, to the potential hydropower of the Congo River, to wind and solar options, new projects are beginning to come online. So there are so many concrete examples of the opportunities to be seized. (allAfrica.com)
5 billion a year to combat the effects of glacier retreat on its hydropower, said , head of Latin America climate-change projects for the. Even as governments prepare to meet at a UN-sponsored climate summit this December in Copenhagen, Perito Moreno glacier in neighboring Argentina and maritime glaciers in Alaska and Norway are defying trends worldwide and increasing in size. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Big Cliff Dam was completed in 1954 and has one generator that produces 18 megawatts of hydropower. Reader Comments The comments below are from readers of Democratherald. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Alabama and Florida contend that Lake Lanier metro Atlanta s main source of water was created for three primary purposes: hydropower generation, river navigation and flood control. Magnuson ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers was illegally releasing water from the lake to meet the needs of metro Atlanta, which has an effect on industries and endangered marine life downstream. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The dead were employees of an engineering company who were working on a hydropower project in Sichuan's Kangding county where the landslide occurred, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The 50 still missing were mainly migrant workers, their family members and other staff who had been repairing a section of national highway, Xinhua said, citing Xiang Luo, the head of the Communist Party in Kangding. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Yadkin Project, one of 22 privately-owned hydropower projects in North Carolina, is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Yadkin Project received a 50-year license in 1958, and APGI is currently seeking a new long-term license. (PR Newswire)
The Mekong River Commission (MRC), an inter-governmental agency formed in 1995 by the four lower basin countries estimates that the sustainable hydropower potential of the lower basin alone is a massive 30,000 megawatts ... Since the end of 2008, when the river diversion channel of the Xiaowan hydropower dam was closed by Chinese engineers, the reservoir has been filling with water, paving the way to start the first electricity generating turbine in September ... Conversely, releases from the... (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
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