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Solway gets £100,000 to study its tidal energy potential

Details: Category: Water Power; 14 Jul 2009; Published on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 08:22; Hits (407)

Solway Firth has received £100,000 for a feasibility study on its tidal energy capacities. It will be led by the Halcrow Group Limited and backed up by nb21c Ltd., which will conceive, develop, and promote the proposal for the study.

Peru, Ecuador add 32.7MW of hydropower to South America

Details: Category: Water Power; 10 Jul 2009; Published on Friday, 10 July 2009 13:11; Hits (751)

Two South American hydroelectric projects will add a total of 32.7 megawatts of power to the continent: in Peru, the $14-million, 10-megawatt Poechos II hydroelectric plant and the 22-megawatt Topo hydro project in Tungurahua, Ecuador.

AfDB to fund Gibe III hydroelectric

Details: Category: Water Power; 09 Jul 2009; Published on Thursday, 09 July 2009 12:42; Hits (278)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is preparing to fund the major hydroelectric project, Gibe III dam. The AfDB is reportedly conducting technical, economic, and financial assessments of the project to allow construction within this year.

Yahoo!’s new NY data center to use low-cost hydropower

Details: Category: Water Power; 09 Jul 2009; Published on Thursday, 09 July 2009 07:11; Hits (784)

Yahoo! Inc. will be building a new data center in New York State with a guarantee from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) that the facility will be supplied with low-cost hydropower.

£10.3 million for PRIMaRE marine renewable energy project

Details: Category: Water Power; 07 Jul 2009; Published on Tuesday, 07 July 2009 10:58; Hits (316)

A total funding of £10.3 million for research was recently granted to a marine renewable energy project of the Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE), a research organization established by the leading southwestern UK universities of Plymouth and Exeter.

$300-million tidal power project planned

Details: Category: Water Power; 06 Jul 2009; Published on Monday, 06 July 2009 12:02; Hits (1533)

A company specializing in private placement energy investments and a Vancouver, Canada-based tidal power firm has signed financing deals for what could become this year’s largest tidal power project using new technology.

$32M stimulus funding for US hydro infrastructure

Details: Category: Water Power; 02 Jul 2009; Published on Thursday, 02 July 2009 11:58; Hits (733)

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Up to $32 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding will be released for modernizing the US hydropower infrastructure, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced June 30.

Bolivia hydro power needs $ 100M

Details: Category: Water Power; 29 Jun 2009; Published on Monday, 29 June 2009 05:48; Hits (474)

The South American republic of Bolivia needs $100 million for the power component of its 80-megawatt Misicuni multipurpose hydro project, it was reported last week. The call for funding was announced by the state power company Ende.

FERC grants new 50-year license for Spokane River Project

Details: Category: Water Power; 24 Jun 2009; Published on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 14:29; Hits (2582)

A new 50-year license was issued by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to energy company Avista for the operation of its five hydroelectric developments under the Spokane River Project last Thursday (June 18).

Fraunhofer researchers turn air humidity to water

Details: Category: Water Power; 23 Jun 2009; Published on Tuesday, 23 June 2009 09:54; Hits (964)

Research scientists at the Fraunhofer institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart are working in conjunction with the company Logos Innovation to develop the method of obtaining drinking water from air humidity.

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