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Alstom, RusHydro break ground on new manufacturing facility (May 15, 2012)

Alstom and RusHydro have broken ground on a new jointly owned manufacturing plant in Ufa, Russia.

Kirejczyk Joins HDR Hydropower Services Group (May 11, 2012)

Juliusz Kirejczyk has joined HDR as a senior consultant in the hydropower services group. Before joining HDR he was a turbine specialist with Toshiba International Corp.

Department of Energy seeks facilities for hydropower advancement assessment program (May 4, 2012)

The U.S. Department of Energy is asking hydroelectric project operators to open their plants for assessment as part of its Hydropower Advancement Project.

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New Tool Shortens Time Required for Vertical Shaft Alignment

To shorten the time required for unit alignment while maintaining or even improving accuracy of the alignment process, the Tennessee Valley Authority developed a Vertical Shaft Alignment Tool (VSAT) that includes multiple instruments that supply data to a customized software program.

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Light It Up! Illuminating Workplaces during an Outage

To solve the problem of poor visibility during major maintenance outages at its 636-MW Smith Mountain pumped-storage project, American Electric Power purchased portable light towers powered by generators and installed four 400-watt metal halide area lights on the inside top of the generator domes.

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Generators & Electrical Components

ABB selected for Axpo generator refurbishments
ABB selected for Axpo generator refurbishments. VALAIS, Switzerland 5/2/12 (PennWell) -- Power and automation group ABB has received ...

ABB selected for Axpo generator refurbishments
ABB selected for Axpo generator refurbishments. VALAIS, Switzerland 4/30/12 (PennWell) -- Power and automation group ABB has received ...

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Turbines & Mechanical Components

Kirejczyk Joins HDR Hydropower Services Group
... the hydropower services group. Before joining HDR he was a turbine specialist with Toshiba International Corp. Kirejczyk has more ...

Sri Lankan, Japanese dignitaries officially open 150-MW Upper ...
... $475 million run-of-river hydroelectric project is now 96% complete, according to project developers, with both of the plant's 75-MW turbine generators having ...

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Research & Development

CAF, Sao Paulo teaming up for small hydropower study
... Corporation and the governor of Brazil's Sao Paulo state have signed an agreement that will provide non-reimbursable funds for the research and evaluation of ...

Hydro Research Foundation announces 10 Hydro Fellowship recipients
Hydro Research Foundation announces 10 Hydro Fellowship recipients. WASHINGTON, DC 5/16/12 (PennWell) -- The Hydro Research Foundation ...

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Controls & Automation

Alstom wins US $30 million Los Angeles rehab contract
... The company will also provide a new generator, governor, exciter and controls. The Castaic project is about 35 miles north of Los Angeles. ...

Encorp completes restoration, upgrades at historic Michigan ...
... "We performed a complicated retrofit on vintage hydroelectric units and modernized the hydros' control system with run-the-river controls and a new web-enabled ...

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