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Eco WavePower and EDF form new JV for wave power pilot
Eco Wave Power has teamed up with EDF Renewables in Israel to create a new firm, EWP EDF One Ltd, to work on a 100KW pilot project, using the Eco Wave Power’s technology,
Project to develop marine data toolbox for energy sector
A new project, funded by Ocean Energy Era-Net Cofund, has been launched to support investment and growth in the wave and tidal energy sector through the creation of an integrated...
Kikagati hydro station reaches financial close
The 14MW Kikagati hydro power station being built on the border between Uganda and Tanzania has reached financial close, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has...
GE wins US hydro contracts
GE Renewable Energy has signed two hydropower contracts in the US, one for FirstLight’s Northfield Mountain project and one for PG&E’s Caribou One hydropower station.
HR Wallingford’s space-based dam monitoring system gets go-ahead for expansion
HR Wallingford has announced it will broaden its space-based dam monitoring system, DAMSAT, to include water dams in a bid to reduce the risk of failures. The expansion is possible...
Toddbrook reservoir at safe level, work to start on dam repair plans
Residents in the town of Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, have returned to their homes following their evacuation in the wake of damage to the dam that holds back Toddbrook Reservoir.
Orbital awards fabrication contract for tidal turbine anchors
Orbital Marine Power Ltd has announced that FAUN Trackway will manufacture four steel anchor structures, along with bespoke mooring connectors, for its new O2 tidal turbine, that will...
Teesta-V rated an example of international good practice
The Teesta-V hydropower station, in Sikkim, northern India, has been rated as an example of international good practice in hydropower sustainability, according to an independent report.
Simec Atlantis decommissions 1.2MW SeaGen tidal system
Simec Atlantis Energy Limited has successfully decommissioned the SeaGen tidal turbine support structure in Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland, marking the completion of the...
15-year project launched to extend life of Niagara Power Project, US
The operating life of the Niagara Power Project in New York, US, is set to significantly extended as the New York Power Authority (NYPA) launches a 15-year modernization and...
Toddbrook reservoir below 55% with work continuing to stabilise spillway
As engineers continue to assess the scale of the damage at the Whaley Bridge dam in Derbyshire, UK, the water level in Toddbrook reservoir has so far been reduced to below 55% of...
Aggregate being used to reinforce Whaley Bridge dam
Work his continuing at the dam on Toddbrook Reservoir in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, amid fears the structure could still breach.
UK town evacuated in dam collapse fears
Part of the dam wall at Toddbrook reservoir in the Derbyshire has been damaged following heavy rains in the area, with residents of the town of Whaley Bridge asked to leave their...
Emrgy and GE team up for micro hydrokinetic technology
Emrgy Inc has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy (GE) that will see Emrgy’s hydropower turbines provided by GE, with the company also set to begin to offer Emrgy’s product...
SMEC in feasibility study on Wawa Dam, Philippines
SMEC has announced it is conducting a feasibility study on the Wawa Dam Bulk Water Supply Project in the Philippines.
France helps fund hydro rehab in Pakistan
A project to rehabilitate the Chitral and Dargai in Pakistan is to benefit from over €50 million in funding from the French Agency for Development (AFD).
Emerson and Dragos team up for cybersecurity
Emerson and Dragos, Inc., developer of the Dragos Platform for industrial cybersecurity asset detection, threat detection and response, have signed a global agreement that will...
ASDSO to investigate Spencer Dam failure
The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) in the US has announced that it will be conducting an independent investigation into the breach of Spencer Dam in North...
Hydrogen production planned at Swiss hydro plant
Alpiq and H2 Energy have announced they have achieved a milestone for the development of hydrogen-powered mobility in Switzerland, with the country’s first system for the...
