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Australia Could Achieve 100 pct Renewable Energy with Hydro Storage: Research
Pumped hydro power, where water is pumped uphill and stored to generate hydroelectric electricity on demand, could help transform Australian into a 100 percent green energy nation, according to researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) on Monday. Currently, renewable…
Agreement Signed to Build Fask Hydropower Plant in Morocco
Qatar and Morocco are reported to have signed a partnership agreement to build the Fask hydropower plant on the Oued Sayad in Morocco. According to the Ecofin Agency website, the agreement was signed by Qatar’s ambassador to Morocco and Morocco’s…
Arena to Give EnergyAustralia Grant to Investigate Pumped Hydro Storage Project
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Arena) has approved a $450,000 grant to EnergyAustralia to investigate a pumped hydro energy storage project off South Australia as the state’s energy mix continues to cause a political storm. The grant will cover a…
Cube Squares Hydro Acquisitions
Cube Hydro Carolinas has closed a deal to acquire four hydro plants totaling 215MW from Aluminium manufacturer Alcoa Corp. The four projects – High Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows and Falls – are located on the Yadkin river and are expected to…
Enel Starts Operation of Integrated Geothermal-Hydropower Plant in Utah
Enel S.p.A., through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA), has begun operation of its Cove Fort geothermal-hydropower plant. EGPNA added a fully submersible downhole generator technology to a geothermal injection well at Cove Fort in Utah, U.S.…
Is Small-Scale Hydro the Answer To India’s Clean Energy Needs?
In the western Himalayas, the entire village of Hamal is powered by a small hydroelectric plant on the edge of the Shalvi river. Producing 2MW per hour, the plant provides enough power to light up 100 homes at a time,…
Nepal, Bangladesh Agree to Build More Than 1,600 MW of Pumped-Storage Hydropower
The governments of Nepal and Bangladesh have signed an agreement to build two pumped-storage hydropower plants with a total capacity of more than 1,600 MW in Nepal, according to the Kathmandu Post. The agreement was signed Oct. 16 by Nepal…