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Stay up to date with the latest Small Hydro updates from the global international water power industry
RusHydro and PowerChina in small hydro agreement
JSC RusHydro has signed a deal with PowerChina that could lead to the development of new small hydro facilities in Russia.
Satellite data to pinpoint micro hydro sites
The University of Leicester is to work with British firm High Efficiency Heating UK Ltd in a project that will use satellite data to locate the best sites to deploy...
Small hydro project to power Canadian city
Canadian utility BC Hydro and the City of Nanaimo have signed an agreement to launch a 300kW hydroelectric project from the new city water system that will feed electricity to BC...
Tender launched for small hydro plants in Macedonia
Up to 80 new small hydro plants could be developed in Macedonia with the country's government launching a tender for project development.
Scottish small hydro scheme starts generation
The 1.9MW Ederline hydro project on the shores of Loch Awe has begun generating power, Gilkes Energy has announced.
Voith to equip Indonesian small hydro plants
Voith is to supply the complete electromechanical equipment to the Pusaka I and III hydropower plants in the Indonesian province of West Java.
ARE and ESHA sign agreement to promote small hydro
The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to intensify knowledge-sharing and joint...
Voith invests in small hydro
Voith has announced it is investing in the small hydro sector with the expansion of facilities for it subsidiary Kössler GmbH & Co KG in Austria. The company has also said it is...
Opus Energy adds hydro to portfolio
Opus Energy has announced plans for three small hydropower plants in Scotland, the company’s first foray into hydroelectric generation.
Micro hydro gets green light in Ireland
Environmental firm SLR Consulting has assisted two Irish property owners in obtaining planning permission for a micro hydroelectric power generation scheme along the Mill River...
Greenko to develop additional hydro
Indian power developer Greenko has announced it has added six new run-of-river hydro projects totalling 425MW to its active development pipeline.
Voith works on South American small hydro
Voith has announced it is to supply turbines and related equipment for two small hydro plants in Brazil and Colombia.
