HRW Volume 19 Issue 2

Asia and Oceania

The tragic natural disasters that unfolded in Japan in March, and in particular their impact on cooling systems at the Fukushima-Diiachi nuclear installation, have prompted considerable soul-searching by the world’s energy policy makers as they wrestle with the challenges of security of energy supply and climate change.

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Asia and Oceania

COMPANY NEWS Belgium to upgrade units on Meuse River Belgium utility SPE N.V. plans to upgrade hydropower units on the Meuse River in southern Belgium. SPE operates seven projects totaling 65 MW. Six are on the Meuse – Ivoz-Ramet, Monsin, Ampsin-Neuville, Andenne, Lixhe and Grand-Malades. The seventh, Floriffoux, is on the Sambre River. SPE seeks design, delivery, assembly and commissioning

Asia and Oceania

June 20-24. Hydropower Financing and Project Economy sponsored by International Centre for Hydropower. Location: Trondheim, Norway. Contact: E-mail: [email protected]; Internet: www.ich.no June 26-July 1. International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research World Congress. Location: Brisbane, Australia. Contact: E-mail: [email protected]; Internet: www.iahr2011.org June 29. British Hydropower Association’s England & Wales Hydropower Conference. Location: Cardiff, Wales. Contact: Ellan Long, E-mail: [email protected]; Internet:

Business & Finance

Contact information and dates for future meetings for more than 80 organizations.

Canada

By Thomas Lamb

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