Submitted by Editorial staff on 15. August 2013 - 16:35
An Indian electricity company has completed work on an 110MW hydroelectric plant powered with French technology in the north-eastern state of Sikkim. Gati Infrastructure has officially announced completion of the USD 221m plant, which the company has said is operating at a steady state.
Submitted by Lucia Psenak on 24. August 2012 - 17:48
Work to build two wave power plants is underway in China. The plants, which use a cost effective approach to harnessing wave power, are set to provide a major boost to marine energy for the BRIC country.
Submitted by Lucia Psenak on 23. August 2012 - 10:56
German pump technology totalling 1,200MW is being used to develop a hydro plant in Southeast China. Chinese energy provider, the State Grid Corporation of China, has ordered four German pumped storage units for the Hongping pumped storage plant in Jiangxi province.
Submitted by Lucia Psenak on 21. August 2012 - 11:02
A pioneer grid-connected wave energy station is being built in the US. The construction is underway for the first US wave power plant with a capacity of 1.5MW in Oregon.
Submitted by Lucia Psenak on 14. August 2012 - 16:00
A run-of-river hydropower project is being developed in the UK to start operating next year. The 300kW installation, which will be built on the Afon Cadair river in Wales, is expected to generate an average of 1,300MWh of electricity per year, providing power for up to 300 households.
A Chinese state-owned firm will design and build a hydroelectric power plant for the government of Evo Morales, a move which would allow the country to meet its power needs, it emerged on Tuesday.