Current EU political processes with relevance for small hydropower
As the EU seeks to meet its renewable energy targets, small hydropower is increasingly gaining…
Ecological upgrade and enhanced performance at Grépiac power plant
The existing hydropower plants along the Ariége River in southern France are currently undergoing a…
Clean Canadian hydropower electricity for New York City
At the end of September 2022, futurezone.at reported that a power line of more than…
EREF Comment on Trialogue Outcome: Bittersweet Deal on Renewable Energy Directive
On 30 March 2023, EU co-legislators reached a provisional agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive…
New turbine technology for Tummel Bridge power station
August 2021 plans were announced for the modernisation of one of Scotland’s best-known small-scale hydropower…
Hydro-Connect awarded double-screw-turbine contract in Sweden
Within the framework of the EU LIFE CONNECTS project, UNIPER – Sydkraft Hydropower AB, one…
GE Hydro Solutions to refurbish two generators at Bitsch HPP
In spring 2022 General Electric Hydro Solutions has signed a service contract with HYDRO Exploitation…
Trial phase for world’s second-largest hpp Baihetan in China
In late June 2021, Baihetan, the world’s second-most powerful hydraulic power plant, was brought on…
Serbian Rekovici hydropower plant chooses Austrian know-how
The commissioning of the Rekovici hydropower plant in June 2021 marked the successful completion of…
Generating electricity from aquacultures and tailwater
A new research project at the Hof University of Applied Sciences’ Institute for Water and…