Avanzi named new general manager of Kaukauna Utilities
Kaukauna Utilities (KU) has hired Michael Avanzi as the new general manager, taking over from Jeffery Feldt who will soon retire after 20 years of service to KU and 40 years in the utility...
Toshiba to supply turbines for 420-MW Kerinci Merangin Hydro Electric in Indonesia
Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (THPC), a Chinese subsidiary of Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), and PT. Toshiba Asia Pacific Indonesia (TAPI), an Indonesian subsidiary of Toshiba ESS, will manufacture...
Hydropower and green hydrogen sectors collaborate to achieve net zero
The newly formed Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) have set out a mutually strengthening vision of how their two sectors can collaborate and contribute to tackling climate change.
Green hydrogen...
SEFA provides $1 million to kick off modernization of Africa’s hydropower fleet
The African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $1 million grant for the modernization of Africa’s aging hydropower fleet.
The grant will fund the mapping and evaluation of African...
SaskPower to invest $71 million at 186-MW Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station
SaskPower will invest $71 million over the next five years to extend the operational life of its 184-MW Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station to provide renewable, zero-emission baseload power to Saskatchewan.
Located on the South Saskatchewan...
Agencies seek private partner to develop 500-MW San Vicente energy storage project
The San Diego County Water Authority has issued a request for proposals seeking a full-service private partner capable of developing the 500-MW San Vicente pumped energy storage project, planned jointly by the Water Authority...
Keppel and Electricite Du Laos agree to explore import of hydropower into Singapore
Keppel Electric Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (KI), and Electricite Du Laos (EDL) have signed an exclusive framework agreement as part of the Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project (LTMS-PIP)...
Natel Energy appoints Serrie general manager of hydro
Natel Energy has appointed Nicolas Serrie, former vice president of product management for General Electric Hydro and president of GE Hydro France, as its general manager of hydro.
Serrie brings nearly two decades of experience...
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Snare Hydro System worksite
The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) of Northwest Territories, Canada, has declared an outbreak at the Northwest Territories Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Snare Hydro System worksite after two people developed COVID-19 since...
IEA executive director named on Time 100 list of the world’s most influential people
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol has been named as one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time in its annual list, highlighting the growing global impact of IEA’s work on...
