| Also, Reclamation, TVA network with suppliers at HYDROVISION | | | | | | | We solve problems with trusted and reliable testing. The Ohmsett outdoor wave tank provides a setting for innovation and technology assessment, with access to expertise and tools for scaling new technology for the blue economy and marine energy devices. In a relatively controlled repeatable test environment, developers can validate engineering expectations under varying flow, position, and load conditions. | | | | | | | | | | | Discover how to keep your governors operating at peak performance with Emerson’s interactive Governor School. Mechanics, electricians, engineers and operators will learn how to properly tune and troubleshoot hydro governors through intensive hands-on training. Attendees are challenged to identify and correct real-world problems on working governors and ancillary equipment at Emerson’s Hydro Governor Training Center. Register now to upskill your staff for reliable operation and optimal performance. | | | | | | | | | | | | ATCO will defer submission of the environmental impact statement (EIS) for its Central West Pumped Hydro (CWPH) Project from its originally anticipated schedule, saying: “As the energy transition progresses, the policy, economic and market conditions which underpin renewable developments evolve also.” ATCO, based in Canada, said it continues to progress the 325 MW CWPH and is finalizing the EIS but,… | | | | | | | | | | The workshop at this year's conference offered businesses the chance to learn about projects coming up for bid, how to access opportunities and how to qualify as a potential supplier. | | | | | | | | | | Queensland Hydro announced that the first significant field work for the 2,000 MW Borumba Pumped Hydro project, since the Queensland Government announced its funding investment decision, began on July 10, 2023. Located at Lake Borumba, the project is targeting first power by the end of the decade. Queensland Hydro will carry out important geotechnical investigation work through November 2023 around… | | | | | | | | | | A group of nearly two dozen HYDROVISION International attendees had the exclusive opportunity to tour a historic hydroelectric plant and the Electric Power Research Institute’s Charlotte laboratories. Attendees visited the Gaston Shoals Hydro Station in South Carolina during the first half of the day. The 6.5 MW Gaston Shoals plant started producing electricity in 1908, the same year Henry Ford… | | | | | | | | | | | What wicket gate bearing material has never had a failure and offers an industry leading 15-year bearing wearlife guarantee? Spoiler alert – it’s ThorPlas-Blue! Thordon’s ThorPlas-Blue wicket gate and linkage bearings: - Operate wet or dry
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| | | | | | | | | | By Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New York’s Hudson Valley and in Vermont. One major concern was the Wrightsville Dam, built in 1935 on the Winooski River north of Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier. The reservoir behind the dam rose to within 1 foot of the dam’s maximum… | | | | | | | | | | Three C-level executives at power producing companies in the U.S. and Ghana revealed what they see as the largest challenges, and also opportunities, for the global hydroelectric power industry at the Utility Executive Roundtable session of HYDROVISION International 2023. The three executives are: The executives first revealed what they see as the biggest challenges for their companies and for the… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  If you are interested in shaping the educational content of next year’s event, apply today! Deadline is August 11, 2023. |  HYDROVISION will be happening July 16-18, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date for the 2024 event. |  HYDROVISION’s Call for Content for the 2024 event is now open! Submit your content by Sept, 22, 2023. | | | | | | | Serentica Renewables, a renewable energy developer in India, has signed a standalone energy storage capacity offtake contract with energy storage developer Greenko Group. As part of this contract, Serentica will leverage Greenko’s energy storage capabilities to use a cumulative 1,500 MWh of capacity from its upcoming energy storage projects in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This deal will augment Serentica’s… | | | | | | | | | | Falling gas prices, improved nuclear availability in France and record low demand resulted in wholesale power prices declining to their lowest level in two years. | | | | | | | | | | | We solve problems with trusted and reliable testing. The Ohmsett outdoor wave tank provides a setting for innovation and technology assessment, with access to expertise and tools for scaling new technology for the blue economy and marine energy devices. In a relatively controlled repeatable test environment, developers can validate engineering expectations under varying flow, position, and load conditions. | | | | | | | |
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