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Feed-in Tariff cuts may slow down small hydropower projects in Scotland, says report

2013-06-19 10:00:00| Power Technology

A report by Scottish Renewables has revealed that proposed cuts to financial support, known as the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), could slow down or even halt the development of small scale hydropower projects in Scotland.

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Statkraft to start construction of Devoll hydropower project in Albania

2013-06-18 10:00:00| Power Technology

European renewable energy firm Statkraft is set to begin construction of the 278MW Devoll hydropower project in Albania.

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Andritz secures contract to modernise hydropower plants in Switzerland

2013-06-12 10:00:00| Power Technology

Andritz Hydro has secured a contract from Kraftwerke Oberhasli to modernise Innertkirchen 1 and Handeck 2 hydropower stations in Switzerland.

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May's top stories: Nepal hydropower plant and largest wave farm approved

2013-06-03 01:00:00| Power Technology

As the World Bank approved the Kali Gandaki hydropower rehabilitation project in Nepal, Aquamarine Power secured approval from the Scottish Government to develop the world's largest commercial wave farm. Power-technology.com wraps up the key headline

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Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower

2013-05-24 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Deforestation may lead to electricity shortages in tropical rainforest regions that rely heavily on hydropower, as fewer trees mean less rainfall for hydropower generation, a study shows. For example, if deforestation continues, one of the world's largest dam projects in Brazil will deliver around a third less energy than is currently estimated, according to the research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) last week (13 May). Researchers had presumed that cutting...

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