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Alcoa, Hydro-Quebec in power agreement deal
23 December, 2008
Aluminium producer Alcoa has struck a new power supply agreement with Hydro-Quebec through to 2040

NU, NStar seek connector to import Quebec hydro
23 December, 2008
An application has been made to the US Federal Energy Reglatory Commission (FERC) by Northeast Utilities (NU) and NStar to build a transmission link that will enable them to import hydroelectric power from Quebec.

Rio Tinto budgets Shipshaw upgrade at US$228M
29 October, 2008
Mining and processing group Rio Tinto is to invest US$228M to upgrade the 896MW Shipshaw hydro power plant in Canada.

Measuring GHG emissions - the use of eddy covariance techniques
23 September, 2008
Eddy covariance techniques are being used at the Eastmain-1 reservoir in Canada for hydroelectric reservoir CO2 flux measurements. Marie-Claude Bonneville and Dr Ian B Strachan explain how this will help assess the impact of reservoir impoundment on GHG emissions

Powerhouse superstructure steel weight
19 August, 2008
Empirical formulae have been developed for estimating the weight of steel in a hydro powerhouse superstructure containing vertical axis turbines. By J L Gordon

In safe hands
18 June, 2008
The Canadian Dam Association (CDA) has been a unifying influence and promoter of good practice across the country. Here Executive Director Barry Hurndall talks about key concerns and challenges facing the industry

Voith Siemens underway with eng, model tests of Eastmain 1-A units
09 April, 2008
Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation has engineering and model tests of the Francis units and generators underway for the Eastmain 1-A plant in Canada, and has also seen a new chairman appointed.

Emitting the truth
16 January, 2008
Hydro-Québec has a programme of research underway at Eastmain-1 to help establish the science and facts behind greenhouse gas emissions from hydroelectric reservoirs. Suzanne Pritchard reports

British Columbia leads small hydro drive
09 January, 2008
Environmental concerns, technological advances and a variety of financial incentives are encouraging the development of hundreds of small hydro projects in Canada, says Neil Ford, with the province of British Columbia leading the way with new schemes