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- Vietnamese 500-MW floating solar and storage attracts investment from SEACEF Tue, 27 Apr 21, 2:06amThis week, Clime Capital, a Singapore-based investment management company that manages funds from SEACEF, announced that it has invested in an innovative floating solar and storage project in Dong Nai Province, Vietnam, currently...
- More electricity is generated in Georgia from biomass than in any state except California Wed, 14 Apr 21, 10:07pmBiomass may not be electricity fuel king in Georgia, but the state definitely is peachy keen on the resource.
- Move over, corn and soybeans: The next biofuel source could be giant sea kelp Thu, 8 Apr 21, 11:42pmUnlike today’s energy crops, such as corn and soybeans, growing kelp doesn’t require land, fresh water or fertilizer. And giant kelp can grow over a foot per day under ideal conditions.
- Akuo acquires five small hydroelectric plants in Bulgaria Thu, 8 Apr 21, 1:15amAkuo announces that it has completed the acquisition of five small hydroelectric plants in Bulgaria with total installed capacity of 15.5 MW.
- Private infrastructure fund for clean hydrogen projects launched Tue, 6 Apr 21, 10:56pmThis week, Plug Power, Chart Industries, and Baker Hughes announced their intention to become cornerstone investors in the formation of the FiveT Hydrogen Fund, a new clean-hydrogen-only private infrastructure fund...
- Brookfield Renewable, Plug Power partner on hydropower-fueled hydrogen plant Fri, 2 Apr 21, 3:51amPlug Power Inc. and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. announced plans to build a green hydrogen production plant, which would use 100% renewable energy from Brookfield Renewable’s 252-MW Holtwood hydroelectric facility.
- Douglas PUD building 5-MW hydrogen facility to provide flexibility for Wells Hydroelectric Tue, 30 Mar 21, 12:41amThe Douglas County Public Utility District is building a 5-MW pilot renewable hydrogen production facility near Baker Flats, East Wenatchee in Washington.
- U.S. DOE releases Pumped Storage Hydropower Valuation Guidebook Thu, 25 Mar 21, 1:25amDOE’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) funded development of the Pumped Storage Hydropower Valuation Guidebook to assess the value of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants.
- NESPAK-led JV wins award for three small hydropower plants in Uzbekistan Fri, 19 Mar 21, 1:52amPakistan’s NESPAK, in a joint venture with Turkey’s DOLSAR, has won a contract for the Sustainable Hydropower Project in Uzbekistan, which involves the installation of three small hydropower plants on the Aksu River...
- DOE awards ORPC more than $3.6 million for river-powered turbine technology Tue, 16 Mar 21, 4:02amU.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) in Portland, Ore., has been awarded $3,615,260 to build, test and operate a modular current energy converter to improve the next...
- EPM to offset 2 million tons of CO2 with auction of Emission Reduction Certificates Sat, 13 Mar 21, 8:17amEmpresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) in Colombia will hold a public auction to sell 2 million certificates of carbon credits from three hydroelectric plants and one wind farm...
- Red Rocket’s 4-MW Kruisavallei hydropower plant now operating Wed, 10 Mar 21, 7:58amThe 4-MW Kruisvallei hydropower plant reached commercial operations in late February 2021, according to project developer Red Rocket. Construction of this small hydro plant, on the Ash River between Clarens and Bethlehem...
- A deeper dive into BP and Chevron’s backing of a Canada-based geothermal startup Tue, 9 Mar 21, 2:55amby Jane Marsh, Blogger Renewable energy businesses can be promising investments for larger companies looking to improve their carbon footprints. Sometimes, what some might assume to be the least likely investors will pour...
- Oceanus and EDF advance pumped hydro and reverse osmosis system in Latin America Fri, 5 Mar 21, 2:00amOceanus Power & Water LLC, through its subsidiary Oceanus Energia y Agua de Sudamerica SpA, announces a cooperation agreement with EDF to explore various possibilities and conditions for the implementation of the world’s...
- Evolugen and Gazifère announce hydrogen injection projects to be powered by hydro Wed, 3 Mar 21, 3:21amEvolugen, the Canadian operating business of Brookfield Renewable, and Gazifère Inc., an Enbridge company, announced a green hydrogen project for injection into a natural gas distribution network in Quebec, Canada, to be...