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27 January 2012

Natural Power to combine resources with Ecology Matters

UK cleantech consultancy Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh company Ecology Matters to mutually develop an environmental advisory service.

11 January 2012

Reservoir Capital completes assessment on 58MW Serbia hydroelectric plant

Renewable energy developer the Reservoir Capital Group has completed geotechnical studies for its proposed 58.4MW hydroelectric development in Brodarevo, Serbia.

4 January 2012

Vattenfall-led consortium to bid in French hydro tender

hydroelectric_170SQ Swedish energy company Vattenfall has partnered with ArcelorMittal, Rhodia and SNCF under the name Force Hydro to bid for hydroelectric concession tenders to be launched in France this year.

8 December 2011

McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 becomes carbon neutral

F1_170 The Vadafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team has contracted Carbon Neutral Investments (CNI) to offset the its carbon dioxide emissions, creating the first carbon neutral Formula 1 team.

30 November 2011

Alstom to open hydro research centre in Brazil

Brazilflag_170_170 French energy company Alstom is set to invest around €6m in the creation of a research facility called the Global Hydro Technology Centre in Brazil.

9 November 2011

Alstom opens hydro research centre in Canada

French energy company Alstom has opened a new research centre focussed on hydro electric power in the town of Sorel-Tracy, Canada.

14 October 2011

Alternative energy company Onyx looks to add CDM projects to portfolio

US-based alternative energy specialist Onyx Service & Solutions has announced it will look to add international carbon credits to bolster company revenues.

27 September 2011

Alstom-led group wins €310m Brazilian hydro order

A consortium consisting of French energy company Alstom and Brazilian engineering businesses CESBE and Areva Kolblitz has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth €310m from Consorcio Amapa Energia to construct a 373.4MW hydroelectric plant on the Jari river in northern Brazil.

22 July 2010

China Hydroelectric acquires 55.5MW project pipeline

Chinese small hydroelectric project developer China Hydroelectric has acquired all of the Minrui hydroelectricity projects in the Chinese province of Yunnan totalling 55.5MW in capacity, for RMB404.9m ($59.3m).

19 July 2010

Brazil’s Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in need of private investment

The proposed Belo Monte mega dam in Brazil lacks participation investment from the private sector, according to a lobby group.

6 July 2010

Aquamarine Power secures over £3m in Scottish government funding

Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has been awarded more than £3m from the Scottish government to support the development of its next-generation Oyster wave energy device.

23 June 2010

BC Hydro buys electricity from McBride hydro project

Canadian electric utility BC Hydro has selected a hydroelectric project in the McBride area of British Columbia to be awarded an electricity purchase agreement under its Clean Power Call initiative.

9 June 2010

Construction company Aecon’s shares jump five per cent after it secures $1.6bn hydro contract

Canadian publicly-traded construction company Aecon's shares jumped by around five per cent yesterday after it secured one of its biggest construction contracts for the Lower Mattagami Hydroelectric Complex in Ontario, Canada, according to Reuters.

4 June 2010

Republic of Ecuador and China’s Exim Bank agree hydroelectric financing

Following months of negotiations, the Republic of Ecuador's government and China's Export-Import Bank have reached an agreement for an estimated $1.7bn in financing of a hydroelectric power plant in Ecuador, according to reports.

3 June 2010

Pulangi River’s $27m hydroelectric plant nears first phase completion in Philippines

The pre-development stage of a $27m hydroelectric project located in the Pulangi River region of Mindanao in the Philippines is nearing completion following the prohibition of fully-privatising nearby hydropower complexes in Bukidnon in March this year, local media has reported.

25 May 2010

H2oPE to launch £1m UK community hydropower investment scheme

Next week will see the launch of a £1m community hydro share investment scheme that offers individual investors and businesses a chance to invest in hydro-electric power plants serving local communities in the UK, by project developer, a social enterprise community interest company called H2oPE. Further details of the offer have not yet been disclosed.

15 April 2010

Belo Monte hydroelectric dam auction delay welcomed by environmentalistsp

A Brazilian federal judge has put a halt to the construction of the $11bn Belo Monte hydroelectric dam, which was set to be the third-largest of its kind in the world, a move applauded by both environmentalists and international celebrities alike.

30 March 2010

Energy Investors Funds sells Glen Park hydroelectric project to Fort Chicago Partners for $80m

US private equity fund manager dedicated to the independent energy sector Energy Investors Funds (EIF) said its United States Power Fund (USPF) and USPF II have completed the sale of the Glen Park hydroelectric project to Fort Chicago Energy Partners for $80.1m.

26 March 2010

Hydrogenics remains optimistic for 2010 as losses subside

NASDAQ-listed Canadian hydrogen fuel cell developer Hydrogenics CEO Daryl Wilson said he remains optimistic about the outlook for 2010 after the company experienced an increase profits following gains in the fourth quarter of 2009.

16 February 2010

Reservoir Capital to push forward Serbian hydroelectric projects

Serbia-focused Canadian renewable energy company Reservoir Capital is to advance two hydroelectric projects on the River Lim in southwest Serbia.

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