Marine renewable energy company Verdant Power has installed an array of three tidal power turbines at its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project site in the East River in New York City. The deployment came as the first U.S. tidal power project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, according to a press release. The...
Technicians from Ecuador’s Turbine Research and Recovery Center (CIRT), using a high-tech scanning electron microscopy system, are carrying out investigations to determine the elemental chemical composition, morphological and particle size of the sediments carried by the Pastaza River. According to a press release published by BNamericas, water from this river is used for hydroelectric generation...
Hydro-Québec has chosen ANDRITZ to re-equip potentially up to all 14 of the 54-MW turbine-generator units at the 756-MW Carillon generating station located on the Ottawa River in Quebec, Canada. This important project will span over 16 years in total, with commissioning of the last unit planned for 2036, according to a press release. Hydro-Québec...
China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) and Voith Hydro Shanghai Limited (VHS) have entered into an equipment supply contract under which VHS will supply four 200-MW Francis turbine-generator units and online monitoring systems for the 800-MW Mohmand Dam hydropower plant in Pakistan. A consortium of China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of ENERGY CHINA, and...
American Hydro, part of Wärtsilä Corporation, has been awarded a contract to perform rehabilitation services and complete the upgrade and refurbishment of the Unit 5 and 15 turbines at Ameren’s 142-MW Keokuk Hydroelectric plant in Iowa, U.S. American Hydro designed, manufactured and delivered new 200-inch, 120,000-pound Francis-type runners for these units under a previous contract....
Flovel announced it had commissioned the 29.9-MW Pa Hu hydropower project in Yen Bai Province, Vietnam, in early October. The run-of-river project, in Nam Cuom Commune, has a rated had of 231.48 m. After completing the reliability test procedures, the project has been handed over to the (unnamed) customer for commercial operation, according to a...
Greenko Anergy Private Limited has awarded a contract to ANDRITZ for the supply of electromechanical equipment for the 1,200-MW Pinnapuram pumped storage plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. Located in the Kurnool district, the hydropower plant will be part of the first integrated renewable energy storage project combining electrical energy production based on photovoltaic solar, wind...
To ensure we can cover the latest issues facing the global hydroelectric power industry, we have extended the deadline to submit abstracts for HYDROVISION International 2020, by one week. You need to submit your abstract by 11:59 pm Friday, Oct. 9. This is an ideal opportunity to share your insight and knowledge with more than...
The 824-MW Muskrat Falls Project has reached a major milestone with its first power flow, according to Canadian utility Nalcor Energy. The first unit at Muskrat Falls was synced to the electricity grid in Labrador on Sept. 22. This is a significant milestone reached alongside Innu Nation, the company’s Indigenous partner in this development, and...
The Salto Grande Mixed Technical Commission has awarded Emerson a contract to modernize operations at the 1,890-MW Salto Grande Hydroelectric Complex. The work is the first of a three-stage, 30-year, $960 million investment to extend the life and improve the efficiency and safety of the 40-year-old complex, located between Argentina and Uruguay. Beyond supplying renewable...