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Dulas completes hydro scheme on existing Welsh Water reservoir
Renewable energy consultancy Dulas has completed a 250kW hydroelectric scheme at Welsh Water’s existing Llys y Frân reservoir.
Dulas assesses impact of permitted development right on hydro in Wales
Renewable energy consultancy Dulas has completed research on behalf of the Welsh Government into the impact of potential changes to permitted development rights for...
China and UNIDO partner for small hydro technical guidelines
New technical guidelines for standards of small hydropower development internationally are to be developed under a partnership between the Government of China and UNIDO
Output set to increase by 20% in Wanjii project rehab
Output will increase by around 20% once a project to modernize the Wanjii small hydropower plant in Kenya is complete in mid 2019, technology group Voith has announced.
Voltalia gets ok for new hydro in Morocco
The Moroccan Ministry for Energy has approved permits for two small hydropower plants being developed by Voltalia in the Middle-Atlas region.
Velcan announces cancellation of Brazilian hydro project
Velcan has said in a statement that the 10MW Quebra Dedo Project in Brazil has been cancelled, after the project had been stalled for several years due to administrative and...
Rosatom firm in first small hydro contract in South Africa
Rosatom company Ganz Engineering and Energetics Machinery (Ganz EEM) and its South African partner, Blue World Power Energy and Resources, are to supply hydroelectric equipment for...
SNAP commissions small hydro plant in the Philippines
SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc (SNAP-Magat) has completed the commissioning of its 8.5MW Maris Main Canal 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant, as it gears toward full commercial operation this month.
New hydro scheme commissioned in Scotland
A new £13.6 million hydropower scheme has been commissioned at Loch Eilde Mor in the Highlands, Scotland.
New hydro planned for Inverness
A micro hydropower scheme could be producing power in Inverness, Scotland, under plans unveiled by the Highland Council.
Mini hydro for Melbourne
Melbourne Water has announced that five new mini hydropower plants are delivering power to the grid.
New small hydro facility opens on the River Thames
A new small hydropower plant utilizing water from the River Thames has been successfully commissioned in the village of Sonning, England.
Construction starts on small hydro in the Philippines
Initial construction work has started on two new hydropower plants with a combined capacity of almost 3MW in Real, Quezon, the Philippines.
Voith inaugurates hydro plant at Heidenheim factory premises
A small hydro plant is providing power to Voith’s factory premises in Heidenheim, Germany, demonstrating the company’s StreamDiver technology.
Voith StreamDivers selected by University of Notre Dame
Voith has announced that one of its StreamDiver eco-friendly turbine’s is to be installed on the St. Joseph River near downtown South Bend, Indiana, as part of the University of...
Mavel wins new contracts in the Czech Republic
Mavel has been awarded contracts to refurbish the Štvanice and Veletov hydroelectric power plants in the Czech Republic
RusHydro launches Zaragizhskaya small hydro plant
The 30.6MW Zaragizhskaya hydropower plant has been successfully launched in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, helping to meet electricity demands in the Republic.
Gilkes commissions two new hydro schemes in Scotland
Two new hydro projects totaling 2.1MW have been commissioned in the Scottish Highlands, with both turbine packages being supplied by Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd.
Containerized small hydro power plants to be shipped to Georgia
With assistance from Rosatom Eastern Europe, Ganz EEM, a Hungarian subsidiary of Rosatom's nuclear engineering division Atomenergomash, is to supply containerized small hydro power...
