Hydropower

 NH Of the $155 billion, $105 billion was spent directly developing 40 GW of power generating capacity from wind, solar, small-hydro, biomass and geothermal sources. A further $35 billion was spent on developing 25 GW of large hydropower, according to the ...

New Energy Matters (subscription), UK French power generation equipment provider Alstom has signed a contract worth EUR 9m (USD 12.6m) to furnish Ecuador company Elecaustro with two turbine and generator units for its Ocana hydropower plant. Each unit will consist of a 13.4MW vertical ...

Renowned speakers from countries like Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria as well as system developers and operators from small hydropower plants will discuss topics such as feed in options and the potential for small hydro power, as well as the ...

and the water will be transported to the Hinterrhein at an altitude of 1460m above sea level. At the beginning of February this year, Atel, Switzerland's leading energy provider, and EOS, which specialises in hydropower generation, merged to form ...

According to the European Small Hydropower Association, the implication of this for the small hydro sector will be "a reduction in production, because producers have to comply with requirements to protect the ecosystem and guarantee water quality". ...

China's Minister of Water Resources has announced a goal to build more than 75GW of installed small-scale hydro power capacity in the country's rural areas by 2020. The increase in small-scale hydropower stations to provide electricity for rural ...