Hydropower | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:48:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 DOE invests $430m to modernise US hydroelectric power plants /doe-invests-430m-to-modernise-us-hydroelectric-power-plants/51015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doe-invests-430m-to-modernise-us-hydroelectric-power-plants /doe-invests-430m-to-modernise-us-hydroelectric-power-plants/51015/#respond Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:13:53 +0000 /?p=51015 The United States Government has announced a $430m investment in hydroelectric power through the Department of Energy (DOE).

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]]> /doe-invests-430m-to-modernise-us-hydroelectric-power-plants/51015/feed/ 0 US announces major investment in hydroelectric power projects across 19 states /us-announces-major-investment-in-hydroelectric-power-projects/43018/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-announces-major-investment-in-hydroelectric-power-projects /us-announces-major-investment-in-hydroelectric-power-projects/43018/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 13:29:20 +0000 /?p=43018 The DOE has selected 46 hydroelectric power projects across 19 states to receive up to $71.5m to enhance the efficiency of hydropower.

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]]> /us-announces-major-investment-in-hydroelectric-power-projects/43018/feed/ 0 Seizing ocean energy momentum in Europe /seizing-ocean-energy-momentum-in-europe/36698/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seizing-ocean-energy-momentum-in-europe /seizing-ocean-energy-momentum-in-europe/36698/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 06:00:26 +0000 /?p=36698 Discover how now is the time for Europe to seize the momentum and accelerate its role in the ocean energy space.

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]]> /seizing-ocean-energy-momentum-in-europe/36698/feed/ 0 US hydroelectric power portfolio boosted through $200m DOE funding /us-hydroelectric-power-portfolio-boosted-through-200m-doe-funding/31218/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-hydroelectric-power-portfolio-boosted-through-200m-doe-funding /us-hydroelectric-power-portfolio-boosted-through-200m-doe-funding/31218/#respond Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:34:59 +0000 /?p=31218 The US Government will make waves in the hydroelectric power sector, announcing $200m in funding to advance hydropower capabilities.

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]]> /us-hydroelectric-power-portfolio-boosted-through-200m-doe-funding/31218/feed/ 0 Modernising US hydropower facilities with $630m funding boost /modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost/22814/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost /modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost/22814/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:54:37 +0000 /?p=22814 The Biden Administration has announced funding worth $630m to modernise the United States’ hydropower facilities. This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a request for information (RFI) calling for the public’s feedback to advise the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $630m investment in hydropower facilities. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in the ‘Maintaining […]

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]]> /modernising-us-hydropower-facilities-630m-funding-boost/22814/feed/ 0 Norway: Pioneering the clean energy transition /norways-clean-energy-transition/22728/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=norways-clean-energy-transition /norways-clean-energy-transition/22728/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:33:55 +0000 /?p=22728 The International Energy Agency has noted that Norway’s clean energy transition can enable the acceleration of emissions reductions in fuel production, transport, and industry. Norway’s clean energy transition is uniquely placed, due to it being a resource-rich country, which is on the leading edge of many clean energy technologies. As such, it is now required […]

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]]> /norways-clean-energy-transition/22728/feed/ 0 REPowerEU Plan: A boost for clean energy /repowereu-plan-boost-clean-energy/22193/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repowereu-plan-boost-clean-energy /repowereu-plan-boost-clean-energy/22193/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:52:45 +0000 /?p=22193 What does the European Commission’s REPowerEU Plan mean for the future of European clean energy markets? As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to unfold, it has initiated massive disruptions to global and European energy markets. Europe’s reliance on such an unreliable partner is becoming fraught. Reinventing Europe’s energy architecture to reduce independence on Russian Fossil […]

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]]> /repowereu-plan-boost-clean-energy/22193/feed/ 0 Developing a hybrid testing platform for ocean energy technology /developing-hybrid-testing-platform-ocean-energy-technology/20952/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-hybrid-testing-platform-ocean-energy-technology /developing-hybrid-testing-platform-ocean-energy-technology/20952/#respond Thu, 05 May 2022 10:08:53 +0000 /?p=20952 The Horizon-2020 VALID project’s wave technology developers discuss the progress made so far in designing a hybrid testing platform for ocean energy technology. Efficiency, reliability, cost-competitiveness, a more streamlined path to commercialisation – these are the aims of three European wave energy developers whose devices form the core of the Horizon-2020 VALID project, which is […]

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]]> /developing-hybrid-testing-platform-ocean-energy-technology/20952/feed/ 0 The drive for ocean energy in the context of the European Green Deal /drive-ocean-energy-context-european-green-deal/19034/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drive-ocean-energy-context-european-green-deal /drive-ocean-energy-context-european-green-deal/19034/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:04:41 +0000 /?p=19034 Ditte Juul Jørgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission, discusses the vast potential of ocean energy technologies. Within two weeks of taking office in December 2019, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented one of the flagship projects for her five-year term in office called the European Green Deal. With the ambition of […]

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]]> /drive-ocean-energy-context-european-green-deal/19034/feed/ 0 Exploring Greenland’s critical mineral potential /exploring-greenlands-critical-mineral-potential/18566/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-greenlands-critical-mineral-potential /exploring-greenlands-critical-mineral-potential/18566/#respond Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:10:48 +0000 /?p=18566 Naaja H Nathanielsen, Greenland’s Minister of Finance, Minerals, Justice and Gender Equality, discusses Greenland’s critical mineral potential and explains how these materials will feed into the global supply chain. The goal of the Greenlandic Government is to translate the great potential of minerals into jobs, business opportunities, and revenue to further develop welfare in Greenland. […]

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]]> /exploring-greenlands-critical-mineral-potential/18566/feed/ 0 Analysing turbine-related fish mortality due to hydropower impacts /analysing-turbine-related-fish-mortality-due-to-hydropower-impacts/17707/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysing-turbine-related-fish-mortality-due-to-hydropower-impacts /analysing-turbine-related-fish-mortality-due-to-hydropower-impacts/17707/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:49:00 +0000 /?p=17707 Researchers observe the ecological impacts of hydropower by analysing turbine-related fish mortality, to examine the needs for renewable energy against that of biodiversity protection. Hydroelectric turbines put fish at risk of severe injury during passage; to support an informed debate on the sustainability of hydropower, reliable data of turbine-related fish mortality are vital. A team […]

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]]> /analysing-turbine-related-fish-mortality-due-to-hydropower-impacts/17707/feed/ 0 Enough talking, strive for a green future now /enough-talking-strive-for-a-green-future-now/17121/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enough-talking-strive-for-a-green-future-now /enough-talking-strive-for-a-green-future-now/17121/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:33:11 +0000 /?p=17121 Norwegian wave power company Havkraft AS, alongside communications specialist Frequency AS, emphasise why now is the right time to commit to a greener future. We are in the midst of one of the greatest paradigm shifts in the history of the world. The pace of innovation is high, and the speed of such changes is […]

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]]> /enough-talking-strive-for-a-green-future-now/17121/feed/ 0 The role of marine energy in the Netherland’s zero carbon future /marine-energy-netherlands-zero-carbon-future/14076/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marine-energy-netherlands-zero-carbon-future /marine-energy-netherlands-zero-carbon-future/14076/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 10:29:18 +0000 /?p=14076 Britta Schaffmeister, CEO of the Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), spoke to International Editor Clifford Holt about the potential of marine energy in the Netherlands’ zero carbon future.

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]]> /marine-energy-netherlands-zero-carbon-future/14076/feed/ 0 UK Energy Minister visits the European Marine Energy Centre /uk-energy-minister-visits-european-marine-energy-centre/13947/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-energy-minister-visits-european-marine-energy-centre /uk-energy-minister-visits-european-marine-energy-centre/13947/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:47:51 +0000 /?p=13947 The European Marine Energy Centre has been visited by the UK Minister for Energy to discuss the developments occurring in ocean energy.

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]]> /uk-energy-minister-visits-european-marine-energy-centre/13947/feed/ 0 How to harness the complete power of ocean energy /how-to-harness-the-complete-power-of-ocean-energy/13464/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-harness-the-complete-power-of-ocean-energy /how-to-harness-the-complete-power-of-ocean-energy/13464/#respond Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:27:06 +0000 /?p=13464 Ocean Energy Europe’s Policy Director, Donagh Cagney, discusses what needs to be done for ocean energy to achieve its full potential.

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]]> /how-to-harness-the-complete-power-of-ocean-energy/13464/feed/ 0 Achieving a balanced and sustainable future for all /achieving-balanced-sustainable-future-for-all/13376/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achieving-balanced-sustainable-future-for-all /achieving-balanced-sustainable-future-for-all/13376/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:49:38 +0000 /?p=13376 Frequency’s Digital Marketing team supports Havkraft’s ambition of creating a balanced and sustainable future.

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]]> /achieving-balanced-sustainable-future-for-all/13376/feed/ 0 Limerick Wave: converting wave energy to electricity /limerick-wave-converting-wave-energy-to-electricity/12975/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=limerick-wave-converting-wave-energy-to-electricity /limerick-wave-converting-wave-energy-to-electricity/12975/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 10:43:37 +0000 /?p=12975 Limerick Wave’s mission is to transform the mechanical power of sea waves into electrical power for general consumption.

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]]> /limerick-wave-converting-wave-energy-to-electricity/12975/feed/ 0 Is stand-alone renewable energy and clean water production possible? /stand-alone-renewable-energy-clean-water-production/12767/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stand-alone-renewable-energy-clean-water-production /stand-alone-renewable-energy-clean-water-production/12767/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:53:22 +0000 /?p=12767 Blue Power Synergy is working towards the creation of stand-alone renewable energy systems to produce not only electricity but also clean water.

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]]> /stand-alone-renewable-energy-clean-water-production/12767/feed/ 0 Achieving a decarbonised future with the power of marine energy /achieving-decarbonised-future-with-the-power-of-marine-energy/12024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achieving-decarbonised-future-with-the-power-of-marine-energy /achieving-decarbonised-future-with-the-power-of-marine-energy/12024/#respond Wed, 26 May 2021 12:35:28 +0000 /?p=12024 Matthew Finn, Commercial Director of the EMEC, discusses the role that marine energy can play in a decarbonised future and how EMEC can help.

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]]> /achieving-decarbonised-future-with-the-power-of-marine-energy/12024/feed/ 0 The future of testing wave energy technology /future-testing-wave-energy-technology/10570/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-testing-wave-energy-technology /future-testing-wave-energy-technology/10570/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:29:29 +0000 /?p=10570 A new H2020 project is using hybrid testing methods proven in other industries to create a new hybrid testing platform for wave energy converters. 

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