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| | | | | | | | | | | | Drax has appointed Studio Pietrangeli to optimize its plans to build the 600 MW pumped storage hydro expansion of the 440 MW Cruachan facility in Scotland. Increasing the UK’s pumped storage hydro capacity is critical to enabling more wind and solar power to come online, strengthening the country’s energy security while helping Britain decarbonize, according to a release. Drax plans… | | | | | | | | | | rPlus Hydro LLLP has submitted a final license application (also referred to as a license for major unconstructed project) to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its 1,000 MW White Pine Pumped Storage project in White Pine County, Nev. FERC will now begin the environmental review and licensing process for White Pine Pumped Storage with local, state and federal agencies.… | | | | | | | | | | PIC Group has been awarded the operation and maintenance (O&M) agreement for the Patriot Hydro portfolio by owner LS Power. Under the terms of the agreement, PIC Group will have transitional and operational services responsibility to include full care, custody and control overseeing day-to-day O&M services for the Patriot Hydro portfolio through 2025. The Patriot Hydro portfolio is comprised of… | | | | | | | | | | Intermap Technologies, which provides three-dimensional geospatial products and intelligence solutions, has been awarded a contract for high-resolution NEXTMap® digital terrain models to support EDF Hydro with hydropower projects in South America. Use of Intermap’s NEXTMap digital terrain models (DTM) will enable EDF to perform hydropower feasibility studies, project modeling and preliminary engineering for multiple prospective projects in South America, according… | | | | | | | | | | | Prototyping is an important activity for most new product development processes for blue technology and marine energy devices. Whether it is to explore new designs or refine existing technologies, Ohmsett can assist in testing for maximum results. In the relatively controlled and repeatable test environment of the outdoor wave tank, developers have access to expertise and tools for scaling new technology and validating engineering expectations under varying flow, position, and load conditions. | | | | | | | | | | Joint venture developers of the 1,375 MW Mentarang Induk Hydropower Project (MIHEP) in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, celebrated the project’s groundbreaking at the site in early March. MIHEP is being developed by PT Kayan Hydropower Nusantara (KHN), a joint venture between Malaysia’s Sarawak Energy and Indonesian companies PT Adaro Energy Indonesia and PT Kayan Patria Pratama (KPP) Group through their respective… | | | | | | | | | | The New York Power Authority reports it has completed work on the first major upgrade of the Niagara Power Project’s control room since the plant was built in 1961. The control room upgrades and digitalization, conducted over a nine-month period in 2022, are a signature part of NYPA’s 15-year modernization and digitization program, dubbed Next Generation Niagara (NGN), that will… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  Check out our NEW registration packages and secure your passes today before early bird ends on May 2, 2023! |  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. | | | | | | | Hydro-Consult Engineering Limited reported on LinkedIn that the 86 MW Solu Khola (Dudhkoshi) Hydroelectric Project in Nepal has been completed and connected to the national grid. The run-of-river project is located at the confluence of the Solu and Dudhkoshi rivers about 81 miles southeast of Kathmandu. The project’s major structures include a diversion weir, under sluice, intake, gravel trap, approach… | | | | | | | | | | The U.S. President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 includes $1.4 billion for the Bureau of Reclamation to make “critical, targeted investments in the American people that will promote greater prosperity and economic growth for decades to come.” The President’s budget request for Reclamation will: Prioritize climate resiliency and drought mitigation: Communities across the Colorado River Basin face the impacts… | | | | | | | | | | | As a pioneer in debris capture solutions for water intake environments, we manufacture trash racks and trash rakes.
We also use them every day at our own hydroelectric facilities. Over 30 years of solutions, with water intakes in a range of custom applications. | | | | | | | | | | | McNary Dam is a 1.4-mile-long concrete structure with a hydroelectric plant generating power for 685,000 homes. With Army Corp of Engineers’ plan to replace the 140-ton gantry crane, a series of concrete beams needed to be strengthened to support the heavier loads. STRUCTURAL created a docuseries that provides viewers an in-depth look of all facets of this challenging design-build upgrade project. From solution development to design and construction, you’ll want to binge watch all 6 episodes! | | | | | | | |
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