| Also, Niagara Parks to reimagine Toronto Power station | | | | | | | Upgrade old hydropower spring-bed bearings to Kingsbury pivoted shoe thrust bearings for higher load, extended life, and reduced downtime and maintenance cost. Retrofit solutions include Non-Equalizing Tilt Pad Thrust, Self-Equalizing Tilt Pad Thrust, or Segmented Shoe Spring-Supported Bearing. | | | | | | | | | | | 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | By Jeremy Croft, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District In early 2020, while the rest of the Sacramento region headed to their homes to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic, a long line of construction equipment under contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District was instead heading to the job site. The first of eight dikes bolstering… | | | | | | | | | | The Niagara Parks Commission has concluded the three-stage public procurement process to restore and redevelop the Toronto Power Generating Station (TPGS), with Pearle Hospitality being the proponent. Pearle Hospitality’s proposal outlines a private sector investment of over $200 million that will restore the National Historic Site while creating an unparalleled visitor experience befitting its location overlooking the iconic Canadian Horseshoe… | | | | | | | | | | The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan awarded the state a monetary judgment against Lee Mueller, whose business owned and operated Edenville Dam and is responsible for failure of the east embankment of the dam in May 2020. The $119,825,000 judgment was announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The Department of Attorney General filed the motion seeking… | | | | | | | | | Axis Communications safeguards your facilities from more than trespassers. Sea security like never before at this year’s DISTRIBUTECH 2024 in Orlando. | | | | | | | | | | During a recent visit to the 2 GW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R.K Singh said Arunachal Pradesh will add 13 GW of hydroelectric capacity through recent memorandums of understanding (MoU). The minister inspected the Subansiri project construction sites — the dam, intake structures and diversion… | | | | | | | | | | The U.S Environmental Protection Agency announced that Electron Hydro, LLC, and its Chief Operating Officer, Thom Fischer, have agreed to pay a $1,025,000 civil penalty for major violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Electron Hydro operates a hydroelectric facility on the Puyallup River. In late July 2020, Electron Hydro workers placed artificial turf and crumb rubber that contain toxic… | | | | | | | | | | Brown Bear II Hydro Inc. has filed its final license application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for continued operation of the 19.4 MW Worumbo hydro project (P-3428) in Maine. The current operating license for the project, on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, was issued effective Dec. 1, 1985, for a period of 40 years. The license expires on… | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS  Registration for POWERGEN International® is LIVE! Join the industry for unparalleled networking and education at the largest business hub for power generation professionals from January 23-25, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana. |  Join our mailing list and be the first to know when registration opens for HYDROVSION International® 2024 taking place in Denver, CO with education July 15-18 and exhibits July 17-18. |  Apply now to showcase your hydroelectric plant's remarkable legacy, emphasizing its enduring contributions to emissions-free, renewable, and reliable power generation. | | | | | | | Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and EDF have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Energy of the Kyrgyz Republic to explore the development of hydropower and renewable projects with a combined capacity of up to 3.6 GW. The agreement was signed during COP28 in Dubai. This memorandum of understanding (MoU) represents Masdar’s first entry into the… | | | | | | | | | | Tom Roode, chief of operations and maintenance with Denver Water, will speak during the opening keynote session at HYDROVISION International 2024. Denver Water is the host utility for HYDROVISION. Denver Water was founded in 1918 and is the state’s largest and oldest water utility, with a service area of more than 335 square miles. A system of reservoirs networked by… | | | | | | | | | | | Upgrade old hydropower spring-bed bearings to Kingsbury pivoted shoe thrust bearings for higher load, extended life, and reduced downtime and maintenance cost. Retrofit solutions include Non-Equalizing Tilt Pad Thrust, Self-Equalizing Tilt Pad Thrust, or Segmented Shoe Spring-Supported Bearing. | | | | | | | |
