| Also, preparing Ontario for the next wave | | | | | | | One of the most common failure modes for fluid-film bearings is overheating. Many problems can lead to high operating temperatures, so technicians should examine all the evidence to avoid a faulty diagnosis and extended downtime. Learn how to identify overheating problems from Kingsbury. | | | | | | | | | | | | Brazilian utility Furnas Centrais Elétricas reports that it is spilling water from five dams that impound water for hydroelectric plants for the first time since March 2011. The five plants, in the Rio Grande river basin, are Furnas, Mascarenhas de Moraes, Luiz Carlos Barreto de Carvalho, Marimbondo and Porto Colombia. The levels of the reservoirs and the energy dispatched are… | | | | | | | | | | By Ontario Waterpower Association As the Canadian province of Ontario enters into a period of new development to meet capacity and energy requirements that are expected to endure for decades, a strategic policy approach to realizing waterpower’s untapped potential (estimated at 4,000 – 5,000 MW) must be taken. Waterpower is not a “boom and bust” sector and, with the industry… | | | | | | | | | | Clarion Events, Inc. announces its Clarion Cares corporate initiative to give back to the communities affected by and engaged in its events, starting with supporting Energize Ukraine, in partnership with the energy community through DISTRIBUTECH International and POWERGEN International, both taking place in February 2023. “Clarion understands the important role communities play in helping host our live events, and we… | | | | | | | | | | France has signed a €120 million (US$129.5 million) Credit Facility Agreement to finance the 128 MW Keyal Khwar hydropower project in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Parties signing the agreement are Dr. Kazim Naiz, Secretary of Economic Affairs Division; H.E. Nicolas Galey, Ambassador of France, and Philippe Steinmetz, country director of the French Development Agency (AFD). This soft loan will support the… | | | | | | | | | | Snowy Hydro has appointed Dennis Barnes chief executive officer and managing director, effective Feb. 1, 2023. Previously, Barnes was CEO of Contact Energy, guiding the company through a period of significant change, including the separation from Australian majority shareholder Origin Energy and the completion of a NZ$2 billion (US$1.3 billion) investment program encompassing renewable generation and enterprise-wide systems. He currently… | | | | | | | | | | California is experiencing more extreme swings between wet and dry periods, making it critical for the state to deploy innovative forecasting and water management strategies, according to the Department of Water Resources (DWR). DWR and federal and local water agencies have developed a Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) program to take advantage of scientific improvements in forecasting atmospheric rivers to better… | | | | | | | | 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. |  This presentation aims to list the multiple initiatives of the Itaipu Binacional operation team on machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, big data, cloud management, cybersecurity and the internet of things. |  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. | | | | | | | Hydrogen Charbone Corporation announced it has signed the contract of purchase and sale with Northwoods Hydropower Inc. to acquire all general partner and limited partner interests in Tower Kleber Limited Partnership and the Black River Limited Partnership. Together, these two companies own the 560 kW Tower, 1.2 MW Kleber and 1 MW Alverno small hydroelectric plants in the Onaway, Mich.,… | | | | | | | | | | FirstLight Power has extended a power purchase agreement under which Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) will receive the full output of hydroelectric power and renewable energy credits from FirstLight’s 11 MW Falls Village Generating Station in Connecticut. Falls Village is a three-unit hydroelectric station on the Housatonic River and is qualified as a Class I renewable run-of-river energy facility. The… | | | | | | | | | | | One of the most common failure modes for fluid-film bearings is overheating. Many problems can lead to high operating temperatures, so technicians should examine all the evidence to avoid a faulty diagnosis and extended downtime. Learn how to identify overheating problems from Kingsbury. | | | | | | | |
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