Small Hydro

Thordon Bearings Supplies Brake Cups For Hydroquébec's Overhaul Program

Monday, 22 July 2024 Beth Anton

Thordon Bearings’ brake cups are being supplied to Hydro-Québec, the largest hydro power company in canada, as part of a decade-long turbine brake system overhaul program.

Innovasea Launches HydroAI to Help Hydro Dam Operators Improve Efficiency

Wednesday, 01 May 2024 Beth Anton Innovasea has introduced HydroAI, a revolutionary solution that combines high-resolution video cameras with AI-powered, cloud-based software to automatically provide accurate species real-time fish counts ...

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 ...

Hydro Refit Kickstarts Thordon’s New Turn-Key Service

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 REM Thordon Bearings has completed bearing and filtration system upgrades to the Swift Rapids hydro power station, the oldest and largest of Orillia Power Generation Corporations’ generating stations, located ...

Work Begins on Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in Tajikistan

Friday, 30 August 2019 REM A ceremony to mark the start of work at Tajikistan’s Qairokkum hydropower plant (QHPP) was recently held. The $196 million financing package organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ...

IHA Releases 2019 Hydropower Status Report

Monday, 13 May 2019 REM More than 21.8 GW of renewable hydroelectric capacity was put into operation last year, according to the 2019 Hydropower Status Report which is published today on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in ...

Ontario Power Generation Agrees to Acquire Eagle Creek Renewable Energy

Friday, 10 August 2018 Dan McCue Ontario Power Generation has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, an operator of hydro-electric facilities in the United States, from affiliates of Hudson ...

GE Renewable Energy Selected for Hydropower Project

Thursday, 28 June 2018 Dan McCue The Hydropower arm of GE Renewable Energy has been chosen by Seattle City Light to rebuild three generators in the powerhouse of the Boundary Dam. The Boundary Dam is located on the Pend Oreille River ...

Andritz Receives Contract for Hydropower Plant Refurbishment

Wednesday, 01 November 2017 Dan McCue Austrian firm Andritz has been awarded a contract valued at over €90 million ($105 million) by SaskPower, the leading utility company in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, to refurbish the E.B. ...

Solar specialist Silfab branches out into micro hydropower

Thursday, 25 November 2010 The photovoltaic multinational Silfab has placed its bets on Romanian hydropower projects by acquiring equity stakes in Italian renewable energy developer Idrofin Srl, a Padua-based developer of hydropower ...