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NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2011 /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 the Company has entered into an Equity Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement") with Fujian Dachuang Group to sell its Yuanping hydroelectric power project, a 16 megawatt ("MW") project located in Fujian province,...
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- In view of the unusual market activity in the American Depositary Shares of China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHCWS) (the "Company") (each representing three shares of the Company's ordinary shares), the NYSE has contacted the company in accordance with its usual practice. The Company stated that its policy is not to comment on unusual market activity. About China Hydroelectric Corporation China Hydroelectric Corporation...
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2011 /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 has been awarded Global Finance magazine's "Stars of China" award as the best Chinese company in the renewable energy business. In issuing the award, Global Finance said, "Decades of rapid growth have severely...
NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /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 third quarter 2011 financial results conference call at 9:00 am ET on Friday, November 11, 2011. The Company anticipates releasing its financial results after the market close on November 10, 2011. To...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydropower business leaders urged President Obama and Senate leaders to promote expanded hydropower generation in legislation designed to boost the economy and create jobs. Kevin Frank, President and CEO of Voith Hydro, and Marc Gerken, President and CEO of American Municipal Power (AMP), called for the passage of the Hydropower Improvement Act (HIA), which has already passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee with strong...
Warming streams could spell the end of spring-run Chinook salmon in California by the end of the century, according to a study by scientists at UC Davis, the Stockholm Environment Institute and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. There are options for managing water resources to protect the salmon runs, although they would impact hydroelectric power generation, said Lisa Thompson, director of the Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture at UC Davis. A paper describing the study...
FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Information, Inc. presents a new market research report, "The Hydropower Market 2011-2021" by Visiongain (For more information: http://www.giiresearch.com/report/kt206581-hydropower-market-2011-2021.html). One-sixth of the world's electricity is currently generated by hydropower. Hydropower, a low-carbon energy source, is likely to play an increasingly significant role in the future of the global energy supply as the world inevitably...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Voith Hydro's leadership in technically-advanced hydropower solutions was on display this week at HydroVision, the premier North American hydropower conference being held in Sacramento. Highlighted at the conference were Voith's Minimum Gap Runner (MGR) technology, the fish-friendly Alden turbine for small hydro power facilities, and aerating turbine technology that allows for improved dissolved oxygen content downstream from hydropower...
NEW YORK, July 11, 2011 /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 the Company's management team will present at and attend one-on-one meetings with investors at the 2011 Global Hunter Securities Conference to be held July 17-19 at the Intercontinental Hotel, 888 Howard Street, San...
WESTMONT, Ill., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydro Green Energy, LLC (HGE), a renewable energy company with proprietary hydropower technology, today announced that it has moved its corporate headquarters from Houston, TX to Westmont, IL. The company also announced that it has officially begun the process to obtain federal approval to install and operate seven hydropower projects on the Mississippi River. "Hydro Green Energy is excited to move its headquarters to the Chicago area," said...
