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• Renewable Energy Deals Surged 40 Percent in 2011, Report Says

  
  CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com — Authority: 529
  The value of renewable energy deals worldwide increased 40 percent in 2011 , as solar, wind, and energy efficiency investments surpassed hydropower for the first time, a new report says. According to a report by PriceWaterHouse Coopers, deals for renewable energy reached $53.5 billion last year, compared with ...
  11 hours ago

• Niagara Hydropower Project Reaches New Milestone

  
  EnergyRefuge.com Blog — Authority: 107
  Photo: Ontario Power Generation The Niagara Tunnel Project in Ontario, Canada has reached a significant milestone with half of the tunnel now fully lined with concrete. When it is finished, the smooth concrete lining will ensure the efficient and uninterrupted flow of Niagara River water through this 10.2 km tunnel ...
  5 days ago

• Nairobi, Addis in landmark 400MW power purchase deal…

  
  filtre — Authority: 133
  Details of the high-stakes negotiations before Kenyasigned a 400MW electricity deal with Ethiopia two weeks ago are emerging,revealing that Nairobi managed to talk down the initial charges proposed byAddis Ababa as too high. The deal, which analysts say ushers in a new era ofpower trading in the region, was ...
  1 week ago

• Zoning Laws for the Ocean?

  
  Geology News — Authority: 123
  “U.S. communities routinely use zoning laws to control where businesses may operate in a neighborhood. Now there’s a move to zone the ocean . A number of coastal states and the federal government have fledgling plans to coordinate competing uses for their off-shore waters.” Quoted from Voice of America.
  1 week ago

• Wave, Tidal, Hydro Can Provide 1/3 of US Electricity by 2030

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 639
  Graphic courtesy US DOE Two reports released today by the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) show that the nation’s conventional hydropower, wave, tidal and other water power resources hold the potential to provide 15% of all the electricity the US needs by 2030. The DOE’s new wave and tidal resource assessment reports ...
  1 week ago

• Renewable Or Not? How States Count Hydropower

  
  EarthTechling — Authority: 616
  Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech reading, is proud to repost this article courtesy of partner Midwest Energy News . Author credit goes to Dan Haugen. When is hydropower a renewable energy source? The answer, at least from a policy perspective, depends on the ...
  1 week ago

• When We Struggle, We Learn

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too ...
  2 weeks ago

• When We Struggle, We Learn

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too ...
  2 weeks ago

• Asia Report: China, South Korea Leaders at World Energy Summit

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  Weeks after the end of the U.N. climate talks, international leaders from across the world are meeting again on the world stage to discuss fossil fuels, nuclear energy and the growth of renewables.
  2 weeks ago

• Asia Report: China, South Korea Leaders at World Energy Summit

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  Weeks after the end of the U.N. climate talks, international leaders from across the world are meeting again on the world stage to discuss fossil fuels, nuclear energy and the growth of renewables.
  2 weeks ago

• The Stream, January 16: Asian Carp

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 415
  Lake Erie and some of its biggest tributary rivers have just the right conditions for Asian carp to make themselves at home, according to a study by scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, Associated Press reported. The invasive species have infested numerous tributaries of the Mississippi River, including the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Himachal to open four restaurants with railways

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Shimla, Jan 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Monday entered into an agreement with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) for opening four restaurants in the state, an official statement said here.A memorandum of understanding was signed by Arun Kumar, a director in the state tourism department, ...
  2 weeks ago

• NEW 7 Android 2.2google WIFI Touch Screen Tablet,netbook& laptop webca (treasure coast) $79

  
  TreasureCoast Happens — Authority: 149
  Owns and/or operates 257 navigation lock chambers at 212 sites Owns and operates 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity (3% of the total U.S. electric capacity) Operates and maintains 12,000 miles (19,000 km) of commercial inland navigation channels Maintains 926 coast, Great Lakes, and inland harbors Location: treasure ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Tallest Arch Dam In Russia

  
  English Russia — Authority: 627
  The Chirkey Dam is is the tallest arch dam in Russia. It is located on the Sulak River, Dagestan. The main purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supports a 1,000 MW power station. Construction on the … Read more...
  2 weeks ago

• Hydroelectric Dam In Turkey May Cause Environmental Catastrophe In Georgia

  
  Green Prophet — Authority: 544
  A hydroelectric project in Turkey’s northeastern Ardahan district will change the flow of the Mtkvari River, the biggest water artery in the South Caucasus. A planned dam in northeastern Turkey, the Beshik Haya cascade reservoirs, will divert most of the Mtkvari River from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sika Products for Hydropower Plants

  
  Civil Engineer BLOG — Authority: 116
  Compared to the natural energy sun or wind, the density of energy contained in flowing water is high and the technical effort necessary for its exploitation is less. Therefore the construction of hydropower plants is especially attractive when vast resources are at hand. Sika is operating worldwide scale with its own ...
  2 weeks ago

• What Do Falling Natural Gas Prices Mean for Renewables?

  
  Lighting and Power Solutions — Authority: 120
  With a glut of shale gas on the market, natural gas prices continue to tumble in the U.S. And they’ll only fall more throughout the year.
  2 weeks ago

• making hydropower an investment that pays off…

  
  Siemens India Blog — Authority: 113
  has been used as a source of energy for centuries now.  more than 2,000 years ago, the Greeks used water wheels to grind wheat into flour. in the early 1800s, American and European factories used water wheels to power machines. however, it was not until the late 19th century, that hydropower was first used to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Miatlinskaya HPP, Part 2

  
  English Russia — Authority: 627
  First, we would like to remind you that Miatlinskaya Hydropower Plant is a part of the Dagestan branch of RusHydro. It is located on the Sulak River between Chirkeyskaya HPP and Chiryurtskaya HPP. Its water reservoir is also used as … Read more...
  2 weeks ago

• China’s renewables surge outweighed by growth in coal consumption

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 163
  http://www.guardian.co.uk China’s renewables surge outweighed by growth in coal consumption China sees major increases in solar, wind and hydropower, while officials struggle to cap growth in carbon emissions from coalChina tripled its solar energy generating capacity last year and notched up major ...
  2 weeks ago

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