Latest Hydroelectricity Stories

MONTREAL, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Boralex Inc. ("Boralex" or the "Corporation") announces the signing of a binding letter of agreement to acquire a 22 MW run of the river hydroelectric project (the "Project"), currently owned by Sequoia Energy Inc. ("Sequoia"). The Project, located near Gold Bridge, British Columbia, will require investments of $60 million and will generate approximately 70 GWh annually. All of the main permits have been secured and construction work is set...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Voith, a leading full-line supplier of hydropower equipment and services, highlighted its recent success and progress in expanding abundant, renewable, reliable, and affordable hydropower generation across the United States at Hydrovision International 2012. Notably, the conference is taking place just a short walk from the Ohio River, where Voith is supplying turbines, generators, and automation equipment for American Municipal Power...

New Facility in Tioga County a First for Pennsylvania ANTRIM, Pa., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Krancer today opened a valve allowing treated acid mine water from the Antrim treatment plant in Tioga County to power a turbine and begin generating electricity to run the facility. "This micro-hydro plant is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania to use acid mine water to generate renewable energy while creating no air or...

TORONTO, July 6, 2012 /CNW/ - International Power Canada (IPC) announced today that construction has commenced at the Brockville Solar project in Leeds County, Ontario. The project, developed under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program, will have an installed capacity of 10 megawatts (MW), sufficient to serve nearly 1,700 Ontario homes annually. The project is expected to begin operating in early 2013. IPC and its affiliates currently operate 362 MW of wind-powered and 112 MW...

NEW YORK, June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) (the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China, today announced that on June 27, 2012, the Company was notified by the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") that it was not in compliance with the NYSE's continued listing standard that requires that the average closing price of the Company's American Deposit...

TORONTO, June 22, 2012 /CNW/ - (Toronto Hydro Corporation's 5(th) corporate responsibility report, "The Measure of Our Corporate Responsibility Commitment," is now available at torontohydro.com/responsibility) Over the past century, Toronto Hydro employees have worked together to light the City of Toronto.  In the utility's 100(th) year, the corporation achieved strong performance in workplace safety, construction and maintenance, customer service and community outreach. For...

Power potential recognized in Taft's day now being developed by the Colo. electric co-op MONTROSE, Colo., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The President's stimulus package has lead to a new, economical renewable energy development on Colorado's Western Slope. The president spoken of, however, is not Barack Obama; it is William Howard Taft. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120614/DC25280) Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), together with the Uncompahgre...

NEW YORK, June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it will present and attend one-on-one meetings with investors at the Standard Chartered 2(nd) Earth's Resources Conference to be held in Hong Kong on June 20-21, 2012. John E. Donahue, Vice President of...

TSX VENTURE: SBX VANCOUVER, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce the receipt by Sea Breeze Energy Inc. ("Sea Breeze" - a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) of a payment in the amount of CAD $7 million under the terms of an agreement executed with International Power Canada, Inc. ("IPC") related to the purchase by IPC of "Phase 1" of the 99 MW Cape Scott Wind Farm ("the Project" - formerly named the 'Knob Hill Wind Farm'). The $7...

NEW YORK, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/-- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it will hold its first quarter 2012 financial results conference call at 9:00 am ET on Friday, June 15, 2012. The Company anticipates releasing its financial results after the market close on June 14, 2012. To...