| Also, Corps to modernize Norfork hydro equipment | | | | | | | Winner of ENR Best-of-the-Best award, the Haiwee Penstock Project delivered long term reliability to Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. With over 9,000 lineal feet of critical penstock addressed, the V-WrapTM Carbon Fiber System was selected for renewal at locations that were challenging and required a trenchless fully structural upgrade with a 50-year design life. This project is a powerful example of how innovative products can improve the management of your penstock and pipeline assets. | | | | | | | | | | | High-performance turbine runners installed during a major overhaul had significantly increased thrust bearing operating temperatures at Akosombo GS. This situation escalated when cavitation damage also appeared on the thrust bearing pads. The Volta River Authority contracted Hydro Tech Inc of Canada to design thrust bearing improvements. The solution featured new and modified split thrust bearing rotating rings and superior thrust pads of a higher load-carrying capacity. | | | | | | | | | | | | The proposal to remove the four dams and hydropower projects on the Lower Snake River in Washington State would cost the state $34.3 billion and force electricity customers to pay an additional $330 per year on average through 2050. This is the conclusion of a joint report from think tanks the Washington Policy Center and Center of the American Experiment.… | | | | | | | | | | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded Voith Hydro a nearly $50 million contract to modernize the turbines and generators at the Norfork hydro powerhouse in Baxter County, Ark. Norfork is one of four multiple-purpose projects constructed in the upper White River Basin for control of floods and generation of hydroelectric power. Completed in 1944 on the North… | | | | | | | | | | Hydro-Québec anticipates growth in Quebec electricity demand of 25 TWh, or 14%, over the 2022-2032 period, it announced its 2023-2032 Supply Plan that was filed with the Energy Board. The utility said this increase is notably attributable to the energy transition, and the company has begun to deploy what it calls the means necessary to meet the increased demand. The… | | | | | | | | | | AWS Ocean Energy has announced encouraging results from the current phase of sea trials of its wave energy device at EMEC in Orkney | | | | | | | | | | Conduit hydropower, which uses water from structures such as water supply pipelines and irrigation canals, has the potential to add 1.41 GW of electricity to the U.S. power grid, according to an analysis performed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The study looks at how to use existing hydro infrastructure to harvest otherwise wasted energy.… | | | | | | | | | | Black & Veatch and its joint venture partner GEI Consultants have won an indefinite delivery contract for national dam safety engineering and design services from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dam Safety Modification Mandatory Center of Expertise. Black & Veatch and GEI will perform multidisciplinary engineering and architectural support for the mission of the USACE DSMMCX and Levee… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  The HYDROVISION 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 how the Inflation Reduction Act passed in August 2022 will directly affect hydropower, making clean energy more affordable and accessible and strengthening resilience to climate change. |  This is a one-stop shop for Employers to find and hire top hydro industry talent and Job Seekers to search and apply for their next hydro career opportunities. Get started today. | | | | | | | Reports have been circulating for weeks that Russian troops have either already targeted and bombed hydropower plants in Ukraine or that these plants are future targets. Hydro Review previously was not able to confirm these reports, so has refrained from reporting on it. However, state hydro operator Ukrhydroenergo recently alluded to the situation in a report on its website. And,… | | | | | | | | | | ORPC Canada has launched its first hydrokinetic power system in Canada, the RivGen® Power System, to generate emission-free electricity from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents. Installed in partnership with the Canadian Hydrokinetic Turbine Test Centre (CHTTC) at Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba, the RivGen system can provide baseload renewable energy to remote communities and will play a role in supporting Canada’s… | | | | | | | | | | | Winner of ENR Best-of-the-Best award, the Haiwee Penstock Project delivered long term reliability to Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. With over 9,000 lineal feet of critical penstock addressed, the V-WrapTM Carbon Fiber System was selected for renewal at locations that were challenging and required a trenchless fully structural upgrade with a 50-year design life. This project is a powerful example of how innovative products can improve the management of your penstock and pipeline assets. | | | | | | | |
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