Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:12:59 +0000
GE Vernova said it has secured an order with Dominion Energy South Carolina to modernize two hydropower units at the Saluda Hydro facility on the Saluda River about 10 miles […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 17:50:54 +0000
Officials with Kenya’s Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) said the country is on track to start construction on its first nuclear power plant by 2027. The group at a […]
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Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:58:06 +0000
Pumped hydropower is the basis for 96% of utility-scale energy storage capacity in the US, and it is ripe with potential for expansion.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:59:33 +0000
A project that will demonstrate the conversion of a former coal mine in Bell County, Kentucky, into a utility-scale 287-MW pumped storage hydroelectric facility has garnered federal backing from the […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:33:10 +0000
The Dept. of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Deployment Office has awarded $34.5 million to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). The funding will support 19 hydropower projects across PG&E’s territory. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:26:00 +0000
As the oldest renewable energy resource, hydropower is well-established as a reliable source of dispatchable energy. Yet, it is often overlooked and taken for granted. It’s commonly believed that hydro’s
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 16:59:52 +0000
Mitsubishi Power will supply its gas turbine technology to a new power plant in Brazil, a 1.6-GW facility considered among the largest electricity generation projects in Latin America. The company […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 13:03:54 +0000
A pumped storage project in Kentucky is being touted as a model example of how land that once was the site of a coal mine can be repurposed for a […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 19:14:17 +0000
A UK- based global research group said continued growth in wind and solar power increased power generation from renewable energy to nearly a third of worldwide electricity output last year. […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:09:45 +0000
The first unit of one of the world’s highest-elevation hydropower plants began operating in China in April. China Energy said the Maerdang hydropower station (Figure 5), sited at more than 16,000 feet above
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