Hydroelectric - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/ Power Engineering International is the voice of the global power generation industry Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:38:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-Favicon-80x80.png Hydroelectric - Power Engineering International https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/ 32 32 Hydropower investment potential ‘far from tapped out’ says NREL https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/hydropower-investment-potential-far-from-tapped-out-says-nrel/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:38:28 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142456 According to the NREL, hydropower still has enormous potential for growth, particularly for small- and medium-sized projects.

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]]> Power flows from hydro to beer in Nigerian energy trading project https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/power-flows-from-hydro-to-beer-in-nigerian-energy-trading-project/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:04:11 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=142440 Konexa has achieved financial close on a private renewable electricity trading platform that will supply green energy to two locations.

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]]> Hydro-solar project to power copper mine in Ecuador https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/solgold-signs-mou-for-hydro-solar-project-to-power-cascabel-mine-in-ecuador/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:41:11 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69448 SolGold PLC has signed a MoU to spearhead a hydro-solar initiative to power its Cascabel copper-gold mine project in northern Ecuador.

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]]> Recommendations made to maximise hydropower’s flexibility potential https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/xflex-hydro-report-makes-recommendations-toward-deployment-of-flexibility-technologies/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:29:13 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69411 XFLEX HYDRO, and the demonstration that hydro can provide flexibility, is a building block toward the goal of integrating intermittent renewables.

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]]> Iberdrola hybridising battery with pumped storage hydro in Spain https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/iberdrola-hybridizing-battery-with-pumped-storage-hydro-at-santiago-sil-xares-plant/ Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:17:55 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69332 Iberdrola is improving the management of its 50MW Santiago Sil-Xares pumped storage plant by implementing a 5MWh battery with the plant.

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]]> Researchers monitor grid stability with hydropower signals https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/monitoring-grid-stability-with-hydropower-signals/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:53:50 +0000 https://www.smart-energy.com/?p=158216 US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities.

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]]> EDF retrofits world’s first tidal power station https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/marine/edf-retrofits-worlds-first-tidal-power-station/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:30:23 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141355 EDF has upgraded the original shaft seals at Brittany’s 240MW La Rance Power Plant in France, the world's first tidal power station.

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]]> Low Carbon Innovation Fund invests in scalable pumped hydro https://www.powerengineeringint.com/energy-storage/low-carbon-innovation-fund-invests-in-scalable-pumped-hydro/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:38:26 +0000 https://www.powerengineeringint.com/?p=141331 RheEnergise has secured a £335,000 ($424,000) equity investment from the Low Carbon Innovation Fund (LCIF2) for their HD Hydro solution.

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]]> Hydropower cybersecurity training course launches at Texas university https://www.powerengineeringint.com/digitalization/cybersecurity/pnnl-launches-hydropower-cybersecurity-training-course-at-texas-university/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:18:25 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69161 Hydropower is increasingly relying on digital control systems, creating an urgent need to train and recruit the next generation of cybersecurity experts.

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]]> US announces largest single investment in hydropower facilities https://www.powerengineeringint.com/renewables/hydroelectric/doe-announces-largest-single-investment-in-hydropower-facilities-at-71-5-million/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:30:52 +0000 https://www.hydroreview.com/?p=69163 The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its largest single investment in hydropower with the selection of 46 projects to receive up to $71.5 million in incentive payments.

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