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Hull Street Energy completes hydro acquistion
29 June, 2017
A recently formed affiliate of Hull Street Energy has completed the acquisition of 100% of the ownership interests in Nautilus Hydro, LLC from funds managed by affiliates of The Carlyle Group, adding 18MW from five hydro facilities in Massachusetts to its New England portfolio.

2017 World Hydropower Congress closes with commitments to better hydro
15 May, 2017
The 2017 World Hydropower Congress concluded with a series of commitments to better hydro, delivered by a broad range of organisations and institutions that participated in Addis Ababa, writes the International Hydropower Association.

NIB loans Wartsila funds for Eniram and American Hydro acquisitions
23 February, 2017
Wärtsilä’s plans to expands its digital portfolio has received a boost with the news that it has signed a EUR 40 million loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for the acquisition of American Hydro and Finnish software company Eniram Oy.

Voith celebrates 150th anniversary in 2017
30 January, 2017
Voith is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2017 and has announced it will be marking it with events at each of its 160 locations worldwide spanning more than 60 countries.

Containerized small hydro power plants to be shipped to Georgia
04 January, 2017
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 plants to Georgia .

Duke Energy completes sale of Latin American hydro, thermal assets to I Squared
03 January, 2017
Duke Energy has completed the previously announced sales of its international businesses in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Argentina to I Squared Capital for approximately $1.2 billion enterprise value.

MWH Global Announces Two Contract Wins in Argentina
09 November, 2016
MWH is leading consultation and design services on three hydroelectric projects, adding more than1700 MW of power to the region.

Large or small - does dam size matter?
12 August, 2016
IWP&DC asked members of the US dams industry for their thoughts on whether dam size matters, and what are the prospects for future construction across the country?

Wärtsilä in new agreement with Marelli Motori
19 July, 2016
Wärtsilä is to provide Italian firm Marelli Motori with high-quality industrial G-Bearings for small & medium electrical machines specifically manufactured for the marine industry after signing a new framework agreement.

Clean energy pledge for North American governments
04 July, 2016
The political leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico have announced a landmark agreement on climate change that could see further development of hydropower in the countries.

Wärtsilä acquires Weir American Hydro
23 June, 2016
Wärtsilä has announced it has acquired North American firm Weir American Hydro from the Weir Group plc in a move that will allow the company to grow and expand its existing global Hydro and Industrial service offering.

Hydro range
02 February, 2016
A selection of current construction work and studies shows hydro’s wide range. Report by Patrick Reynolds

First unit operational at AMP’s Willow Island plant
15 January, 2016
Unit 1 has begun commercial operations at American Municipal Power Inc’s (AMP) Willow Island hydroelectric plant in West Virginia, US, the utility has announced.

Weir American Hydro
12 January, 2016

US House brings hydropower licensing process into the 21st century
06 January, 2016
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) has applauded passage of bipartisan hydropower regulatory improvement provisions as part of the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act (HR8).

Licensing success for Duke Energy
01 December, 2015
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new 40-year operating licence to Duke Energy for the Catawba-Wateree hydroelectric project. The new licence allows the company to continue operating its 13 hydroelectric stations and 11 associated reservoirs located along the Catawba-Wateree River in North Carolina and South Carolina.

GE Renewable Energy to equip Mexican plant
24 November, 2015
GE Renewable Energy has been chosen to supply three bulb turbine-generators for the Chicoasén II project in Mexico. The Latin American consortium comprising Omega Construcciones Industriales, Sinohydro Costa Rica, Caabsa Infraestructura, and Desarrollo y Construcciones Urbanas made the decision about the hydro plant which belongs to the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). The consortium will be led by the Sinohydro group and the CFE (who will also operate the power plant).

Private investors commit C$10.5 million to Canadian tidal project
20 October, 2015
Schottel Hydro subsidiary company Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) has announced that private investors have committed C$10.5 million – over two thirds of the cost – into a new project company set up to take over its Triton tidal energy platform once it is fully commissioned.

Blue Gold: tapping existing potential
20 July, 2015
Each year valuable hydro potential flows away through water pipes at existing infrastructure across the US. The Hydro Research Foundation is calling for policy and technological innovations to recapture this enormous untapped opportunity which has the potential to jump start additional hydropower development. Suzanne Pritchard reports.