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18 hrs ago | Arkansas Online

NLR to buy hydro plant intake guard

North Little Rock will receive up to $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to pay for an intake device to prevent obstructions to the water flowing through the citya s Murray Hydroelectric plant, the federal agency announced Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Little Rock Metro, North Little Rock, AR, Little Rock, AR, Department of Energy, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sat Nov 07, 2009

New Straits Times

Sarawak to accelerate power supply expansion plan

KUCHING, Sat: Sarawak is to accelerate its power generation expansion plan to meet the demand of local industries and also for sale to Peninsular Malaysia, the state Planning and Resource Management Minister II, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan said today.

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Related Topix: World News, Malaysia, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Science / Technology

Finance and Commerce

Officials, lawmakers tout Lower St. Anthony Falls hydro project

Downstream from St. Anthony Falls' wide concrete apron spanning most of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, state and city officials Thursday toured the 10-megawatt hydropower plant being built near the new Interstate 35W bridge.

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Related Topix: St. Anthony, MN, Minneapolis, MN, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Science / Technology

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Minneapolis

Traffic will be detoured throughout November on part of 3rd Avenue N.

Hydroelectric plant will make enough to power 7,500 homes - P ower from a new hydroelectric plant on the Mississippi River will produce enough electricity for about 7,500 homes by the end of next year, according to officials who provided an update on the project Thursday.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Thu Nov 05, 2009

KSAX

Dems to Tour Mpls. Hydroelectric Construction Site

Democratic state lawmakers and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak are touring a hydroelectric project under construction on the Mississippi River on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Minneapolis, MN, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Science / Technology

Environmental News Network

$30.6M in Stimulus Funds Give US Hydroelectric Projects a New Spark

Up to $30.6 million in economic stimulus funds will be used to finance seven hydroelectric projects nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Department of Energy

The Ghanaian Chronicle

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The International Water Management Institute has urged the Bui Hydro Power Authority, the Volta River Authority and other related Institutions to execute their operations in a transparent, accountable and equitable manner, in order to win the trust of the people living in the communities where they work.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Control Engineering

Snowy Hydro Provides Peak Demand Power Using Rockwell Solution

Nov. 02, 2009-- As part of a $12 million order from an electric power company, Rockwell Automation has supplied 15 of 33 new control systems planned for Snowy Hydro Limited, owner and operator of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in Australia.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Electronics, Rockwell Automation, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Nov 04, 2009

cbs4denver.com

Boulder Hydropower Project Could Get $1.18M

A 100-year-old hydroelectric project in Boulder could receive up to $1.18 million in federal stimulus money for upgrades and modernization projects.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Electric Energy Online

PPL Receives FERC Approval to Expand Holtwood Hydroelectric Plant

Approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of a request by PPL Holtwood, LLC, is a significant milestone in the plan to increase generation of clean, renewable energy and improve migratory fish passage, the company said Tuesday .

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Related Topix: PPL Corp, Energy, Holtwood, PA, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Science / Technology

Mon Nov 02, 2009

The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Rockwell wins $12M Australian contract

Rockwell Automation Inc. said Monday that it is supplying new control systems for the upgrade of a hydroelectric power system in Australia under an order valued at $12 million.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Industrial Machines, Electronics, Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Seattle Times

GOP aims to block bill on global warming

That's 19 times as much as the physcists who authored "A Solar Grand Plan" were asking for in order to build a massive solar array to provide most of our electricity by 2050.

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Wind Power

KMGH-TV Denver

Aspen Ranch Plans 'Micro-Hydroelectric' Plant

A Colorado ranch owner plans to use a federal grant and loan to build a "micro-hydroelectric" plant and sell the power back to a utility.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Creede, CO

Fri Oct 30, 2009

KHGI

Lake Ogallala Fish Kill

Nebraska Game & Parks is taking advantage of the Kingsley Dam restoration project; they're killing off every fish in Lake Ogallala, but it's for good reason.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

The Hindu

Penalise contractor, panel tells Collector

TIRUNELVELI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly Public Accounts Committee has asked Collector M. Jayaraman to initiate appropriate and stringent action against the contractor, "who is collecting excess vehicle entry fee" at Courtallam.

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Related Topix: Collecting, Life, Hobbies, World News, India, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Oct 28, 2009

State Department

The United States Announces the Pakistan Signature Energy Program

Following her meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a contribution of $125 million for the first phase of a Signature Energy Program in Pakistan aimed at increasing electricity output and conserving wasted energy and money.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, India, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Tue Oct 27, 2009

ComputerUser

Hydro Alternative Energy, Inc. Announces Agreement with Parametric Solutions, Inc.

Utilizing these currents we can create significantly higher levels of power generation as compared to other renewable and/or alternative energy sources such as, wind and solar power.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Energy, Generation, Industrial, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Solar Energy

Sun Oct 25, 2009

High Country News

Watts of water

Donna Charpied remembers a day last February, when she and her husband, Larry, visited entrepreneur Arthur Lowe in his Palm Desert, Calif., office to talk about renewable energy projects proposed for the Mojave Desert.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Wind Power

Fri Oct 23, 2009

TreeHugger

A Lot of Hydro Power Depends on Glaciers, and We All Know What's Happening to Those...

When the River Runs Dry Melting glaciers might seem like good news for hydro power, but that's only in the short term.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Thu Oct 22, 2009

KEZI

PacificCorp Hydroelectric Project Underway at North Umpqua River

The PacifcCorp Hydroelectric Company is working on a number of fish-friendly addition to their plants in order to improve the lives of area fish and wildlife.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

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