HydroWorld: U.S. awards Andritz Hydro contract for Folsom hydro project generator work

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Hydro Headlines U.S. awards Andritz Hydro contract for Folsom hydro project generator work SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Bureau of Reclamation awards Andritz Hydro a US18.2 million contract to rewind three generators and replace excitation equipment at the 198.72-MW Folsom Dam hydroelectric plant. For more information, click here. Featured video of the week Video: An interview with Chuck Atkins, superintendent of organizational development, Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) Marine Current Turbines secures funds for commercial tidal energy farm LONDON, England -- British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines (MCT) raises 3.5 million pounds (US5.6 million) from an investor group led by Carbon Trust Investments Limited to help it deploy a commercial tidal energy farm in UK waters. U.S. awards contract for penstock recoating at Flatiron hydro project DENVER, Colo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation awards Minnesota-based Abhe & Svoboda, Inc., a US12.2 million contract to replace the protective coating on two penstocks at its 94.5-MW Flatiron hydroelectric project in Colorado. For more information, click here. More News • Association of State Dam Safety Officials calls for paper competition abstracts • National Hydropower Association Midwest Regional Meeting scheduled • WorleyParsons to acquire engineering firm established in Brazil hydro New Development Bureau of Reclamation awards contract for Washington dam improvements WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awards Portland, Ore.’s, Triad Mechanical Inc. a US806,496 contract for improvements to the Roza Diversion Dam in Washington State. Ukraine launches first unit of Dnister pumped-storage hydroelectric plant KIEV, Ukraine -- The first unit of the Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant, one of the largest pumped-storage hydro plants in the world, is now in operation. RWE and Northumbrian Water plan hydroelectric project SWINDON, England -- RWE npower renewables signs agreement with Northumbrian Water to develop a 750-kW hydro project at Northumbrian Water’s Selset Reservoir in Northeast England’s Tees Valley. For more information, click here. Technology & Equipment Increasing dissolved oxygen with a draft tube aeration system Draft tube aeration systems on three turbine-generating units at the 18-MW Lloyd Shoals plant allow Georgia Power Company to meet state dissolved oxygen requirements. Power Machines to supply equipment for Venezuela hydro project MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian equipment supplier Power Machines is awarded a US7.3 million contract to provide five hydrogenerator stator winding sets for the Macagua 1 hydroelectric plant in Venezuela. For more information, click here. R&D Forum: Hydro-Quebec studying greenhouse gases at Eastmain 1 Canadian utility Hydro-Quebec is in the midst of an eight-year study to quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its 480-MW Eastmain 1 project on the Eastmain River. In Focus Hydro Green Energy hydrokinetic technology proves fish friendly HOUSTON, Texas -- The first and only direct fish survival study performed on a hydrokinetic turbine shows the technology is exceedingly safe for fish. And More! • Power authority extends low-cost hydropower contract for transportation authority • Washington electric utility to receive land for ongoing conservation efforts • India and Bhutan planning hydro projects HYDROWORLD SPONSORED EVENTS Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America Austin, Texas February 23-25, 2010 Click Here for Details HydroVision International 2010 Charlotte, N.C. July 27-30, 2010 Click Here for Details Share: HydroWorld Weekly Brought to you by

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