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Sarawak Energy to study pumped storage feasibility
Sarawak Energy to study pumped storage feasibility
As the state of Sarawak in Malaysia works to expand its renewable energy capacity, the Ministry of Utility and Telecommunication (MUT), with Sarawak Energy, is …
Avista reducing water discharge at Post Falls Dam due to dry conditions
Avista reducing water discharge at Post Falls Dam due to dry conditions
In compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license for the Post Falls project, Avista is implementing minimum discharge due to the regio…
Greenko Group to build three pumped storage projects in Tamil Nadu, India
Greenko Group to build three pumped storage projects in Tamil Nadu, India
Greenko Group has signed a memorandum of agreement with the government of Tamil Nadu, India, to build three pumped storage hydro projects. The three projects wi…
Reclamation announces 2025 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
Reclamation announces 2025 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Colorado River Basin August 2024 24-Month Study, and in 2025 Lake Powell will operate in a Mid-Elevation Release Tier…
China completes the world’s largest pumped storage station
China completes the world’s largest pumped storage station
The 3.6 GW Fengning Pumped Storage Power Station started commercial operations Sunday on its twelfth and final reversible pump-turbine unit. …
Two U.S. Representatives introduce Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act
Two U.S. Representatives introduce Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act
U.S. Representatives Nanette Barragán (CA-44) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) have introduced the Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act, which would invest …
Wave energy innovators receive $1.2 million in second phase of U.S. DOE prize
Wave energy innovators receive $1.2 million in second phase of U.S. DOE prize
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced the 15 winning teams in Phase II of the American-Made Innovating Di…
New bipartisan bill released to accelerate permitting process in U.S.
New bipartisan bill released to accelerate permitting process in U.S.
On Monday, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released…
A step toward navigable waters: A history of McNary Lock and Dam
A step toward navigable waters: A history of McNary Lock and Dam
By Hannah Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District As people moved into the U.S. Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, espec…
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