The U.S. government, the states of California and Oregon, and project licensee PacifiCorp have extended until September a deadline for final agreement on a deal that is expected to remove four dams in the 161.338-MW Klamath hydroelectric project.
Event organizers have issued a call for papers for Renewable Energy World North America Conference & Expo Feb. 23-25, 2010, in Austin, Texas.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that $32 million in economic stimulus money is being offered to deploy hydropower upgrades at non-federal hydroelectric projects of all sizes.
United Kingdom utility Scottish and Southern Energy plc proposes building two new pumped-storage projects of 300 to 600 MW each on the Great Glen, which bisects Scotland from Inverness to Fort William.
Acknowledging a sharp change in direction from the 1990s, the World Bank is emphasizing a growing role for sustainable hydropower to bring both energy and water resources benefits to the developing world.
By 2020, a fifth of all energy consumption in European Union (EU) member countries must come from renewable sources – hydro, wave, solar, wind, and biomass.
Greentech Media Inc. this week released quarterly data showing that venture capital investment in green technologies totaled US $1.2 billion in 85 deals in the second quarter of 2009. This is up from $836 million in 59 deals in the first quarter of 2009.
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