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Green Collar Jobs Start With Basic Skills

28 Oct 2009 10:10:57 PDT

Written by WorldChanging Team
The study, Renewable Energy Industry Trends and Workforce Development in Washington State, was completed by the Washington State University Extension. It analyzed the renewable energy sector and also conducted in depth interviews with 27 state renewable energy employers and exper...

Original story at Worldchanging .

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Santander foresees Brazil bond, loans boom in 2009

17 Jun 2009 13:05:24 PDT

Santander's bet on the financing of infrastructure projects -- including the construction of hydropower dams, ports, toll roads and off-shore oil platforms -- is paying off as the government offers billions of dollars in loans to ensure the $2 trillion ...

Original story at Reuters .

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Environment ministry to eject double agents

16 Jun 2009 15:48:00 PDT

India The most striking case is that of former power secretary P.Abraham,who has been heading the MoEF's expert appraisal committee (EAC) on river valley and hydropower projects for the past two years. Every hydel project needs this EAC's clearance before it ...

Original story at Hindustan Times .

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Voith Hydro to Represent Hydropower Industry at Green Jobs ... - PR Newswire

16 Jun 2009 15:02:58 PDT

Headquartered in York, Pennsylvania, Voith Hydro is an innovative, fast-growing company creating renewable hydro energy solutions. Voith Hydro produces cost-efficient - and environmentally friendly - equipment for hydropower dams, which harness the ...

Original story at sev.prnewswire.com .

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Companies Reconnect Edison's Dream of Direct Current Transmission

15 Jun 2009 06:17:28 PDT

United States The market risk is borne by Hydro-Québec," he added. The project would provide a certain outlet for its power as it proceeds with a major expansion of hydropower facilities in its region. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the ...

Original story at New York Times .

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Opinion: China suspends two hydropower dams pending environmental clearance

14 Jun 2009 23:08:27 PDT

India TibetanReview.net, Jun13, 2009)China's environment ministry had suspended construction of two ambitious hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region, saying the projects were illegal because they were started without necessary environmental ...

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Hydropower news and blogs - November 09, 2009

09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Hydropower news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Energy And Global Warming News For October 9: Granhom Brings 160,000 Clean Energy Jobs To Hard-Hit Michigan -- by Joe Romm from Worldchanging: Bright Green
• JS team to visit Tipai this month, others may follow -- from Bangladesh News 24 hours
• Salmon Salvation -- from Pique newsmagazine
• ADB doubling clean energy investments -- from Inquirer.net
• 06/17/09: This week's Minnesota news from other media -- from MinnPost.com
• Pakistan to add 3000MW to power grid soon -- from Gulf Times
• Feelin' the Heat: Higher Temps, Less Water for Oregon (AUDIO) -- from Salem-News.Com
• Bhel to partner pvt firms for hydro projects -- from Livemint
• Man wants to revive Whitefish hydropower plant -- from WKRG-TV
• Iceland to Host World Congress On Advancing Sustainable Hydropower - Emediawire -- from press release

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China Suspends Construction Of Two Hydropower Dams In Yangtze ...

12 Jun 2009 08:10:06 PDT

By Staff Reporter China Environment Ministry has suspended the construction of two hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region. The ministry has suspended because of the construction work was started without the necessary environmental ...

Original story at Energy Business Review .

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Opinion: China stops 2 hydropower dams; cites environment

12 Jun 2009 01:40:15 PDT

BEIJING (AP) — China's environment ministry has suspended construction of two ambitious hydropower dams in the upper Yangtze River region, saying the projects were illegal because they were started without necessary environmental assessments. ...

Original story at google.com .

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Tanzania power utility has 150MW deficit

07 Jun 2009 14:06:46 PDT

Uganda Tanzania produces most of its electricity from hydro dams, while it generates close to 300 MW from natural gas at a deposit on an island off its coast. It suffered serious power cuts in 2006 after a drought slashed hydropower production. ...

Original story at New Vision .

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Gibe II hydropower project closer to joining national power grid

06 Jun 2009 11:28:49 PDT

At a critical time when the whole country is under stress due to the power shedding scheme, and when all major manufacturing firms are disconnected from the ... Speech of Mihiret Debebe , CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power CorporationWalta Information Center

Original story at Ezega .

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Hydro Power - Large & Small Hydropower

05 Jun 2009 22:32:47 PDT

The Hydro Power Report covers the contribution of hydro power to the energy mix, the history of hydropower and its development through different patterns for PHP and SHP. A technical background to hydro power is provided with an overview of base load ...

Original story at RenewableEnergyAccess.com .

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Observations and recommendations on energy questions

01 Jun 2009 02:57:41 PDT

NY There would be prices for solar, wind, biomass and hydropower. The price for FIT solar power in Vermont is 30 cents per kilowatt hour, up to 20 cents per kilowatt hour for wind; in Canada, yes Canada, the proposed FIT solar power price is US 64 cents ...

Original story at Watertown Daily Times .

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Energizing the movement

30 May 2009 01:48:15 PDT

MI This would involve strategies such as improved energy efficiency; use of renewable power sources including wind, solar and geothermal; existing carbon-free generating methods such as hydropower and nuclear power; and fossil-fuel plants that capture and ...

Original story at Petoskey News-Review .

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EVN, Alpine may acquire 30% in hydropower project Gorna Arda - ISI

29 May 2009 03:56:57 PDT

The project estimated at about EUR 200mn was designed to meet energy demands of Turkey with possible direct supplies to large industrial consumers. It started as a joint venture between Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEC) and Turkey's ...

Original story at securities.com .

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Implementing rules for Renewable Energy Act set to be signed today

24 May 2009 09:11:12 PDT

Developers of hydropower, wind power, solar power and other renewable energy resources have welcomed the development, which Mr. Reyes announced during the Visayas Energy Investment Forum in Cebu last week. A series of consultations on the rules were ...

Original story at BusinessWorld Online .

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Scottish Power calls for nuclear power U-turn, seeks hydropower as ...

21 May 2009 02:22:36 PDT

BBC News OK 21 May 2009 - The chairman of UK utility Scottish Power has suggested that the Scottish government should make a U-turn and give the green light to new nuclear power stations. Speaking at the launch of the 322 MW Whitelee wind farm in East Renfrewshire ... Winds of change The Herald

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Fresh wind blows through Brazil's energy sector - Your Renewable News

21 May 2009 02:08:42 PDT

Latin America's largest economy, which has become a renewable energy leader in the field of ethanol, needs to double its energy capacity in 30 years to avoid shortages. But the hydropower dams that supply 85 percent of its capacity increasingly run ...

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Burma building 13 hydropower plants - Xinhua

18 May 2009 06:42:59 PDT

Yangon [Rangoon], May 18 (Xinhua) - Myanmar [Burma] has been working to meet its domestic demand of electricity, building up a total of 13 hydropower plants covering the power grids of the whole nation since 1988 when the present government took office ...

Original story at Utility Automation & Engineering T&D Magazine .

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Snohomish County PUD thinking small dams

10 May 2009 09:38:28 PDT

Flick on a light switch in any home in this state and the electricity that flows to the bulb likely comes from a dam. Washington is the nation's leading producer of hydropower. Nearly three-fourths of the electricity generated in the state comes from ...

Original story at seattlepi.com .

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Government backs hydropower projects

07 May 2009 09:42:41 PDT

Vietnam The two power projects that will benefit from the policy are the 2 hydropower plants of the Bac river and Nam-Bac river. The Nam-Bac river power project will construct a hydropower plant in Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District, Da Nang. At the same time, ...

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Is hydropower bad for biodiversity?

05 May 2009 10:12:03 PDT

But any source of power, however renewable, can sometimes have negative impacts on the environment, and hydropower is no exception. When a hydropower dam is constructed, it blocks a flowing river and essentially turns it into a stagnant lake, ...

Original story at mnn.com .

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EarthTalk: What is the ‘green cities’ movement?

13 Mar 2009 14:39:05 PDT

Written by editorial
Another green cities leader is Rekjavík, Iceland, where hydrogen-powered buses ply the streets and renewable energy sources – geothermal and hydropower – provide the city’s heat and electricity. Other green cities include: London; Copenhagen, Denmark; Sydney, New South Wales; Bar...

Original story at Christian Science Monitor .

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Opinion: Publisher buys hydropower magazines, info products

22 Dec 2008 14:17:54 PST

NY - Hydro Review serves the North American hydropower industry, HRW is a globally circulated hydropower magazine, and HydroNews.net is a daily news and ... PennWell Acquires World's Leading Hydroelectric Information Provider PR Newswire (press release)

Original story at Water Technology Online .

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Climate change experts lose faith in renewable technology

09 Dec 2008 07:00:05 PST

Written by David Adam
Support for renewable energy technology to fight global warming is weakening in the face of worldwide economic problems and the true scale of the carbon reductions required, a survey published today has suggested. The survey shows less support for wind energy, solar power, biofuels, b...

Original story at The Guardian (UK) .

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SJVN bags World Bank funding with CDM benefits

29 Sep 2008 07:17:44 PDT

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has become the first hydro electric company in India to get World Bank funding for its 412-MW Rampur hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh, a large project tied with clean development mechanism (CDM) benefits. Complimenting SJVN, Power Minister Sus...

Original story at Webindia123 .

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