Power to the people courtesy of hydroelectricity Asahi Shimbun The plan serves as a roadmap for other municipalities and nonprofit organizations that are planning to get into mini and micro- hydroelectric energy... and more »  permaLink:1246672000-1563

Kenya's power company closes the largest hydro-electric dam because of low water levels, raising fears that power prices may rise.  permaLink:1246451000-3281

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) is proposing to develop two new large-scale pumped storage hydro electric schemes in the Great Glen in Scotland that would be the first pumped storage schemes to be developed in the UK since Dinorwig in Wales in 1974.  permaLink:1246424000-2910

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) is proposing to develop two new large-scale pumped storage hydro electric schemes in the Great Glen in Scotland that would be the first pumped storage schemes to be developed in the UK since Dinorwig in Wales in 1974.  permaLink:1246424000-2500

Pine Tree CCWD SERVED WITH COMPLAINT BY UTICA POWER AUTHORITY Pine Tree UPA produces green-certified hydroelectric energy , which is in high demand across the State of California as municipalities and others strive to meet... and more »  permaLink:1246398000-8516

A San Francisco-based company has been allocated five megawatts of low-cost hydropower to encourage the construction and operation of a $200 million solar panel manufacturing plant in Western New York.  permaLink:1246393000-0234

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- U.S. hydroelectric plants will get $32 million in stimulus funds for efficiency improvements and modernization, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday.  permaLink:1246391000-7266

Washington, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $32 million in Recovery Act funding to modernize the existing hydropower infrastructure in the U.S., increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact.  permaLink:1246334000-1797

Short-sighted Cuts to US Ocean Energy Budgets RenewableEnergyWorld.com While the total installed capacity of these hydrokinetic resources a category that includes wave, tidal stream, ocean current, and ocean thermal was... and more »  permaLink:1246280000-0117

Nuclear power to the rescue? A measured look OhMyGov! Nuclear and hydroelectric energy follow with 0.55 cents/kWh, while coal averages 7.1 cents/kWh. Of course there are other costs to fossil fuels used for... and more »  permaLink:1246268000-4609

Shocking gap in US energy bill Calgary Herald " Hydroelectric energy is a proven technology, and hydroelectric stations have a long life." If the point of the mandate is truly to reduce carbon dioxide... and more »  permaLink:1246267000-4609

Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2009) The following is a statement from National Hydropower Association Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci reacting to House passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454:  permaLink:1246252000-3438

Renewable Energy-Related Legislation and Loan programs in Minnesota Austin Public Utility started its Solar Choice Program in Minnesota to help state people installing photovoltaic solar arrays since 1st October 2005. In order to get the incentive payment from Austin Public Utility, the solar arrays must be connected to its electrical distribution system. The incentive will be provided based on the system's production. Systems using Renewable technologies like photovoltaic are accepted. Various sectors are eligible to apply including industrial, commercial, agricultural, residential, institutional etc. every person making a purchase of solar utility will be contributing to the solar utility producer and thus the total amount contributed to each utility will be calculated. Depending on the amount earned by its purchases each producer will be given an incentive up to $1 per kWh. This program is not available for the people who want to back-up their power generation at home or business using renewable energy sources. According to Minn. Stat. 216C.41, the Minnesota Renewable Development Fund started offering 1 to 1.5 per kWh against electricity produced through various renewable energy resources like biomass, hydroelectric, wind, anaerobic digestion etc. in order to receive the incentive, the hydro facilities must be located at the dam site. Since May 2007, farms using anaerobic digesters to produce gas are eligible to receive the incentive. This makes it very much clear that the farm was no longer required to produce electric from the gas to receive the incentive. But, the amount paid through this incentive has not been calculated for anaerobic digesters. According to Minn. Stat. 272.02 enacted on 18th May 2002, the value added by solar systems is exempted from the real property taxation. Wind energy systems are also exempted from the state's property tax. But the property on which the system is installed is not exempted from states tax. Since 2002, all large wind-energy systems received a production tax. Systems....  permaLink:1246193000-1094

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and a delegation of energy and business officials scheduled a stop in Angola June 26, 2009, just days after a Russian ambassador pledged funds to finance two Angolan hydroelectric projects totaling 2,000 MW.  permaLink:1245992000-0391

Proactive Investors USA & Canada Innergex wins electricity sale deal for Fitzsimmons Creek... Proactive Investors USA & Canada Innergex Renewable Energy Inc (TSX: INE) said it signed a 40-year electricity purchase agreement (EPA) with the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) under the Standing Offer Program in respect of the Fitzsimmons Creek hydroelectric...  permaLink:1245943000-5000

Proactive Investors USA & Canada Innergex enters into an Electricity Purchase Agreement for its... Trading Markets (press release) LONGUEUIL, QC, Jun 25, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- INGXF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE | Quote... Quebec's Innergex signs electricity deal with BC Hydro The Gazette (Montreal) 2009-06-25 Innergex, BC Hydro sign 7.5MW PPA New Energy Matters (subscription) Innergex enters into an Electricity Purchase Agreement for its... FOXBusiness all 8 news articles »  permaLink:1245941000-8906

Google's $1500 coffee makers WND.com, DC It is also trying to build support for the administration's cap-and-trade "energy" bill by pretending that solar energy can substitute for hydrocarbon, nuclear and hydroelectric energy . Google states that its multimillion-dollar solar array has...  permaLink:1245804000-8125

Blue Sky Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) charge controllers is once again pushing PV system price/performance standards with the addition of diversion charge control in its' SB3024i /iL product line. The Diversion control upgrade allows a 3024 to provide diversion type charge control for hydroelectric, wind or similar generator type power sources while at the same time and within the same unit providing MPPT type PV charge control.  permaLink:1245733000-1875

Research and Markets: Hydrokinetic and Ocean Energy Report: Review... Business Wire (press release), CA This report reviews five main types of marine and hydrokinetic technologies: ocean wave, tidal stream, river hydrokinetic, ocean current and ocean thermal resources. On the verge of widespread commercialization, with the UK, US, and Canada in the lead,...  permaLink:1245676000-7695