| Also, expansion proposed for Bay d'Espoir hydroelectric | | | | | | | Winner of ENR Best-of-the-Best award, the Haiwee Penstock Project delivered long term reliability. For the more challenging pipe locations, the V-WrapTM Carbon Fiber System was used to provide a 50-year design life. | | | | | | | | | | | Reduce your downtime and maintenance expenses by using Thordon’s oil and grease-free SXL Turbine Guide Bearing system. The tapered keyset design allows installation and removal without disassembly of the major structural components which means instead of weeks, your bearing inspections can be complete in just hours. Making the complex simpler. Visit our website and learn how you can start saving today! | | | | | | | | | | | | After a third straight year of severe drought, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project in California is beginning the 2023 water year with 3.6 million acre-feet of water in storage — one of the lowest starting points in recent years. The CVP’s major reservoirs are (from north to south) Trinity, Shasta, Folsom, New Melones, Millerton, and the federal… | | | | | | | | | | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s recently filed 2022 Update on the Reliability and Resource Adequacy (RRA) Study includes a proposed expansion of the Bay d’Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Station. The Bay d’Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility was built in three stages over a 12-year period. Stage one, which included four generating units and produced 300 MW of power, was completed in 1967 and… | | | | | | | | | | GE Renewable Energy’s hydropower business has signed a five-year contract with Norte Energia covering the full scope of routine, planned and corrective maintenance at the 11.233 GW Belo Monte hydropower plant and its complementary 233 MW Pimental powerhouse. Belo Monte, on the Xingu River in Para State, began dispatching electricity to Brazil’s grid in April 2016. The Belo Monte power… | | | | | | | | | | In British Columbia, Canada, home heating powered by electricity (mostly from hydro) is the most cost-effective option, despite consumers believing natural gas is less expensive. A new report by provincial utility BC Hydro finds growing concern among British Columbians about energy costs with home heating season around the corner. Many still think natural gas is the least expensive option, according… | | | | | | | | | | In North America, as well as many other parts of the world, hydroelectric plant rehabilitation is a major and important business. The long-lasting legacy of hydropower naturally means facilities will need significant operations and maintenance work and periodic repair or replacement of components. For all who are planning such work, learning lessons from others who are “in the trenches” is… | | | | | | | | | | Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith has submitted a letter to Lesley Gallinger, president and chief executive officer of the Independent Electricity System Operator, encouraging development of a program to re-contract existing hydro plants in the province. The letter, dated Oct. 5, asked IESO to submit a report by Dec. 31 that includes draft program rules and a draft contract… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  The HYRDOVISION Industry Fund will award $100,000 to support the health and success of the hydropower industry at large. Apply before January 31, 2023 for a chance to receive this grant. |  Learn about the current situation regarding drought and hydropower by registering for this upcoming session on October 13. |  Join us July 11-12, in Charlotte, North Carolina for the largest hydropower and dams industry event worldwide hosting over 2,500 hydroelectric power professionals discovering new solutions and networking with industry peers. | | | | | | | FirstLight Power announced the expansion of its municipal electric department power purchase agreement with Energy New England (ENE) for hydroelectric power from two Connecticut facilities. Thirteen Massachusetts-based municipal public power entities will purchase over 110 GWh per year of hydroelectric power produced by two of FirstLight’s facilities. The facilities are the 43 MW Shepaug Generating Station in Southbury and the… | | | | | | | | | | Clarion Energy is looking for qualifying hydroelectric plants worldwide to consider for induction into the Hydro Hall of Fame in 2023. The 2023 class of inductees will be announced during the opening keynote session at HYDROVISION International in July 2023 in Charlotte, N.C., U.S. Initial qualifying criteria for consideration are that the facility has operated pretty much continuously for 100… | | | | | | | | | | | Winner of ENR Best-of-the-Best award, the Haiwee Penstock Project delivered long term reliability. For the more challenging pipe locations, the V-WrapTM Carbon Fiber System was used to provide a 50-year design life. | | | | | | | |
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