Small Hydro

Ontario Refurbishing Hydroelectric Stations in Niagara

Wednesday, 17 April 2024 REM The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s plan to refurbish its hydroelectric stations in the Niagara region, including the Sir Adam Beck Complex at Niagara Falls. This $1 billion ...

$81 Million Federal Grant To Help Build $1.3 Billion Pumped Storage Hydropower Facility in Kentucky

Monday, 25 March 2024 Beth Anton Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined the U.S. Department of Energy to announce that the Lewis Ridge Pumped Storage Project was approved for an up-to-$81 million federal grant to help construct a first-of-its-kind ...

British Hydropower Association says UK budget announcement a missed opportunity

Friday, 08 March 2024 Robin Whitlock The Chancellor has missed a golden opportunity to support the UK’s strategic economic, employment and Net Zero ambitions by failing to fully back hydropower - a proven and reliable source of renewable ...

HYDROGRID Raises $8.5M to Digitalize the World's Largest Source of Renewable Energy

Wednesday, 20 December 2023 REM

Austrian scale-up, HYDROGRID announced they have successfully closed $8.5M in Series-A funding to fuel a wave of international expansion.

International Community Sets New Ambition for Hydropower to Enable Sustainable Growth

Friday, 03 November 2023 REM The Bali Statement on Powering Sustainable Growth – released recently at the World Hydropower Congress 2023 in Bali, Indonesia – states that sustainable hydropower must be the backbone of national ...

Hydro-Québec Leads the Way for on Hydropower Sustainability Standard Certification

Tuesday, 29 August 2023 REM Hydro-Québec has achieved a remarkable industry feat by becoming the first IHA member to earn certification for a project against the Hydropower Sustainability Standard. Hydro-Québec's Eastmain-1 Development ...

Former PM of Australia is IHA's New President

Thursday, 10 August 2023 REM Australia’s former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has been appointed President Designate of the International Hydropower Association. He will take up the Presidency from October 31, 2023 at the opening ...

The Inaugural 2023 World Hydropower Outlook Is Out Now

Wednesday, 07 June 2023 REM In 2022, more than 34 GW of new sustainable hydropower capacity was commissioned around the world, including over 10 GW of pumped storage. It is the first time since 2016 that more than 30 GW of new capacity ...

Green Highland Shows Power of Hydro to SNP Energy & Net Zero Lead

Wednesday, 24 May 2023 REM Green Highland hosted SNP spokesperson for Energy Security & Net Zero, Alan Brown MP, at their Head Office in Perth and also showed him one of the hydropower projects providing vital, zero-carbon power. ...

Madagascar

Groupe Filatex and Hyvity to develop hydroelectricity in Madagascar

Monday, 22 May 2023 Robin Whitlock

Energy, industrial free zones and real estate Malagasy company Groupe Filatex has announced the creation of ENHY through a joint venture with the French hydroelectricity expert Hyvity.