water management
9 March 2011
Northern Ireland will look to develop offshore wind and tidal energy off its coast, under new plans being developed by The Crown Estate.
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9 March 2011
Emerging US wave power technology developer Columbia Power Technologies’ new SeaRay device has moved two steps closer to commercial viability, now that the company has secured new private and government funding, and deployed its first prototype.
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4 March 2011
The Brazilian courts have overruled a decision banning construction of the Belo Monte dam hydroelectricity project on the Xingu River in the Amazon.
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2 March 2011
Minesto, which is developing ‘tidal kite’ technology, has received a £350,000 grant from the Carbon Trust, funded by Invest Northern Ireland.
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28 February 2011
Water filtration technology provider Amiad has installed a new system at one of Israel’s largest petrochemical facilities.
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28 February 2011
Nasdaq-listed wave energy company Ocean Power Technologies is preparing to trial the first of its new generation utility-scale PowerBuoys at sea and seeking further funding to propel it into commercialisation.
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25 February 2011
Europe-focused renewable energy project developer Reservoir Capital has raised more than $7.08m through a placement of share warrants it launched last September.
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23 February 2011
The shelved Severn Estuary barrage, which was jettisoned in October, has come under renewed attack over revelations that it cost the tax payer £5m in consultancy fees.
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22 February 2011
Scottish marine power technology developer Aquamarine Power has partnered with UK marine drilling specialist Fugro Seacore to install the foundations for its next-generation Oyster 2 wave energy technology in Scotland.
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22 February 2011
Global investment in smart water meters is predicted to reach $4.2bn by 2016, a 110 per cent increase over 2010 levels, according to new research.
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22 February 2011
Despite increasing its revenue 20 per cent in 2010 compared to the previous year, clean water company HaloSource’s net loss deepened 27 per cent to $11.4m, its preliminary results show.
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21 February 2011
Scotland’s government is set to streamline the hydroelectricity planning process to make it simpler and quicker for developers to gain planning approval.
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18 February 2011
Greg Bourne, former president of BP Australasia, has joined the board on Carnegie Wave Energy in a non-executive role.
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14 February 2011
Pulp and paper producer AbitibiBowater and Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) have sold ACH, a holding company for 131MW of hydroelectric assets.
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11 February 2011
Canada’s Bay of Fundy tidal energy tidal testing centre has selected the Atlantis Resources Corporation to be the user of its fourth berth.
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8 February 2011
Toshiba’s US business has secured a $500m hydroelectric power equipment supply deal with power companies Consumers Energy and Detroit Edison.
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8 February 2011
Carnegie Wave Energy has successfully commissioned an onshore hydraulic test rig at its demonstration plant at Fremantle, near Perth in Western Australia.
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7 February 2011
Global water treatment company Amiad has acquired the remaining 34 per cent of issued share capital of its French subsidiary, Amiad France.
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4 February 2011
Power giant Alstom has signed two contracts with Brookfield Renewable Power to supply key plant equipment to two hydropower facilities in Brazil.
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4 February 2011
The central California city of Visalia is to upgrade its water treatment plant to ease the pressure being put in its water table.
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