Latest Hydropower Stories

Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) have discovered greenhouse gas emissions from reservoirs in Switzerland, raising questions about the climate-friendly status of hydroelectric power.In a study of Lake Wohlen in central Switzerland, EAWAG environmental chemist Tonya Del Sontro and her PhD supervisor Professor Bernhard Wehrli discovered daily methane emissions of 150mg per square meter of surface area or 150 metric tons per year. In a...

SHENYANG, Liaoning, China, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- NF Energy Saving Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: NFEC) ("NF Energy" or the "Company"), a leading energy saving services provider for China's power, petrochemical, coal, metallurgy, construction, and municipal infrastructure development industries, announced today that it has signed a contract for inlet energy-efficient flow control equipments and affiliated equipment and services with Gansu Double Win Hydropower Investment...

PORTLAND, Ore., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Voith Hydro's first-of-its-kind patented fish friendly hydropower turbines are giving new life to the Bonneville Dam, after more than 70 years of providing clean, renewable energy to the Pacific Northwest. The Bonneville First Powerhouse, which has been harnessing hydropower from the Columbia River since the late 1930s, underwent a $140 million upgrade to its turbines. The project, which started in 1993, was just celebrated in a public ceremony last...

MONTREAL, July 8 /PRNewswire/ - Alstom, a world leader in the supply of hydropower equipment and services, has signed a contract with Kiewit Alarie Partnership (KAP) to supply three turbine generator sets to Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Lower Mattagami Project in Northern Ontario. KAP is a partnership between two of the largest construction firms operating in Canada - Peter Kiewit & Sons Co. (Kiewit) and Leo Alarie and Sons Construction Ltd. of Timmins, a subsidiary of the Aecon...

Population growth, urbanization, increasing pollution, soil erosion and climate variations are all reflected in the management and adequacy of the world's waters. The situation is particularly difficult in many developing countries, where there are growing concerns over escalating water crises and even outright water conflicts between countries and regions."The current rate of population growth and urbanization are already impacting food production. We need to improve the efficiency of...

SAN RAMON, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Faronics, a global leader in computer power management and cost reducing IT solutions, announced today that Faronics Power Save customer, BC Hydro Power Authority, has outperformed preliminary predictions by saving an extra 200,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy a year. In a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted in 2009 with industry expert Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Faronics, BC Hydro initially estimated they would save 1...

NEW YORK, April 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHC-WS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), a consolidator, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that although as a foreign private issuer the Company is not required to report its year end results until June 30 of the following year, the Company expects to report its 2009 year end results during the middle...

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Lakes Utilities (GLU) and Consolidated Water Power Company (CWPCo), a subsidiary of NewPage Corporation, are announcing they have signed a letter of intent to sell five CWPCo hydroelectric projects located along the Wisconsin River in DuBay, Stevens Point, Whiting, Biron and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The five hydroelectric projects have a combined installed capacity of 35.2 megawatts and the agreed upon price is approximately $2,000 per...

Acquisition Strengthens Company's U.S. Hydropower Service Offering MONTREAL, March 11 /PRNewswire/ - Alstom, a global leader in hydropower for new plants, and refurbishment and services for existing plants, today announced that it acquired some of the assets of North American Phoenix - Energy Services (NAPES), a North American producer headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin of control systems and speed governors for hydro power plants. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. This acquisition...

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Hydroelectric Corporation (NYSE: CHC, CHC-WS) ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), a consolidator, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire a 44 megawatt operating hydroelectric project in Yunnan province in the People's Republic of China. In addition, the Company announced that it has also...