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No time to waste
17 December, 2021
With the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change being described as a reality check, world leaders are being urged to face up to, and act now, on our changing climate. As part of its commitments, the hydropower industry has issued a new manifesto for change which outlines how sustainable hydropower investments can help achieve net zero emissions and limit climate change.
Key to reliable renewables
10 December, 2021
Decarbonisation of the global energy system is key to tackling climate change. However, without sufficient long duration energy storage to provide reliability for intermittent renewables such as wind and solar power, the success of the clean energy transition could be at risk. As the International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower highlights, pumped storage has an increasingly important role to play in the years ahead. Suzanne Pritchard reports
Support for certification
11 November, 2021
Leading hydropower companies and international organisations have declared their support for a new sustainability certification scheme for hydropower
Good practice guide released for hydropower in conservation areas
21 September, 2021
Guidance has been released to help hydropower planners design and implement projects that carefully co-exist with and support protected conservation areas.
Calls for sustainable hydropower to address climate change
07 September, 2021
The need for sustainable hydropower to tackle the climate emergency was the subject of discussion on the opening day of the World Hydropower Congress, with both Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Blair agreeing that the potential absence of sufficient hydropower capacity is the “ignored crisis within the climate crisis”.
Uzbekhydroenergo and EDF explore plans for collaboration
20 April, 2021
Uzbekistan’s state hydropower developer Uzbekhydroenergo (UGE) and French generating firm EDF could work together on the development of the first pumped storage project in Uzbekistan after reaching preliminary agreements on operational ventures and organizational collaboration at a recent meeting.
Major step forward in XFLEX HYDRO initiative as battery system arrives
08 April, 2021
A battery energy storage system (BESS) container set to be used in an XFLEX HYDRO initiative to hybridise one of the units at EDF’s Vogelgrun hydropower plant has arrived at site, marking a major step forward for the project.
Installation work underway on EWP-EDF One Wave Energy project, Israel
05 March, 2021
Eco Wave Power has announced that, pursuant to the engineering coordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa, it has officially commenced preparation works for installation of floaters on the sea wall of the Port of Jaffa, Israel, as part of its landmark One Wave Energy project with EDF.
Eco Wave Power reaches regulatory milestone for Israel wave energy project
16 February, 2021
Eco Wave Power has secured the engineering coordination permit from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv Jaffa for the cement works and installation of ten floaters for the EWP-EDF One wave energy project in the Port of Jaffa, Israel – a significant regulatory milestone for the project.
XFLEX HYDRO progress report
04 January, 2021
New report explores hydro’s role in delivering a renewable and flexible power system
