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IHA re-elected to REN21 steering committee
21 October, 2015
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has been re-elected to the steering committee of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), confirming hydropower’s role in the renewables family, the IHA said.
Mapping hydropower potential in Madagascar
16 September, 2015
A World Bank-led project in Madagascar seeks to map the country’s small hydropower potential at a detailed level. Hydropower is one of the most promising sources of power for a country where a lack of domestic energy production has placed major constraints on development.
Software set to revolutionise hydro sites
15 September, 2015
Collaborative research has successfully combined academic skills with ideas from industry and innovation funding from the UK government. Developers of new sourcing software say that it can ease the process of locating potential micro hydro sites.
Small hydro plant starts operation in the Philippines
20 July, 2015
An 820kW hydropower plant has been officially inaugurated in the Ifugao province of the Philippines.
Agreements signed for marine energy R&D center in Chile
12 June, 2015
Development of a marine energy research and development centre in Chile took a major step forward this week with the signing of a joint agreement in Paris.
Software app designed to identify hydro locations
16 April, 2015
A technology currently in development with the University of Leicester could help to locate the best place in a river to generate hydropower.
Honduran project upgrade gets IDB funds
17 March, 2015
Generation infrastructure at the Cañaveral-Río Lindo hydroelectric project in Honduras is to be upgraded with the aid of a $23 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Kabeli-A sustainability report published
16 March, 2015
The International Hydropower Association has announced that the results of a Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol assessment of the 37.6MW Kabeli-A run-of-river hydropower project under preparation in Nepal have been published, with the project scoring basic good practice or better on all of the 22 topics assessed, achieving proven best practice on half of them.
Renewables costs falling, says IRENA report
23 January, 2015
The costs associated with generating power from renewable energy sources, including hydropower, has reached parity or dropped below the cost of fossil fuels for many technologies in many parts of the world, a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has revealed.
Setting up in Singapore - Q&A with Charles Feild, Black & Veatch
06 January, 2015
Engineering and construction company Black & Veatch has opened a Hydropower Centre of Excellence in Singapore in a bid to help countries in the region look at new ways to harness their hydro resources. IWP&DC spoke with Charles Feild, Black & Veatch Hydropower Director, Asia Pacific, to discover just what this centre will offer to the hydro sector.
