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Hydropower

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  • Arctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable EnergySupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States

    ‘There’s a Lot to Rebuild’, Trudeau Tells Biden, as Canada, U.S. Map Climate Partnership

    February 24, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by Mitchell Beer @mitchellbeer
    February 24, 2021
    Accelerating climate ambition and building back better are two of the six components of a new U.S.-Canada partnership roadmap that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyNuclearOil & GasRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind

    U.S. Wind, Solar Post Record Growth in 2020 Despite Pandemic Restrictions, Job Losses

    February 24, 2021
     
    February 24, 2021
    United States solar and wind developers had a record year in 2020 despite punishing restrictions and job losses brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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  • Carbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyCoalCulture, Curiosities, & HumourDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeothermalHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind

    Bitcoin Draws as Much Electricity as Argentina as Consumption Quadruples in Four Years

    February 19, 2021
     
    February 19, 2021
    With the computing power that drives the popular cryptocurrency bitcoin now consuming nearly as much energy as Argentina, analysts are warning the renegade technology’s ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States

    Wilkinson, McCarthy Hold First Talks on Cross-Border Climate Action

    February 15, 2021
     
    February 15, 2021
    With a new administration in Washington, DC setting climate action as one of its four defining priorities, Canadian Environment and Climate Minister Jonathan Wilkinson ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHydropowerIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySevere Storms & Flooding

    India Was Forewarned About Himalayan Flood Disaster Risks

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    Experts and residents in India have long been sending a message to the Modi government in India: Do not build hydroelectric dams in the ...
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  • Batteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHydropowerJurisdictionsSub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    Trudeau Touts Hydropower Exports as U.S. Looks to Canadian Dams for Electricity Storage

    February 12, 2021
     
    February 12, 2021
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking to promote hydropower exports to the United States, as one response to President Joe Biden’s commitment to decarbonize ...
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  • AfricaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionEnergy Access & EquityFinance & InvestmentHydropowerInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolar

    Floating Solar Could Boost African Hydropower Output by 50%

    February 10, 2021
     
    February 10, 2021
    Covering just 1% of Africa’s hydroelectric reservoirs with floating solar panels could double the continent’s hydro capacity while increasing dams’ output by 50%, delivering ...
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  • Climate Impacts & AdaptationHealth & SafetyHydropowerIce Loss & Sea Level RiseIndiaJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Nine Dead, 140 Missing as Fractured Himalayan Glacier Triggers Flash Flood in Northern India

    February 8, 2021
     
    February 8, 2021
    Officials are already pointing to climate change as the cause of a devastating disaster Sunday that killed at least nine people and left 140 ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    ‘Hydropower Era May Be Over’ as Wind Farms Draw New Investment in Quebec, B.C.

    February 8, 2021
     
    February 8, 2021
    Wind energy investment received twin boosts in Quebec and British Columbia last week, with one of the announcements prompting the Globe and Mail to ...
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  • BioenergyCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Hydro-Québec Lands 88-MW Green Hydrogen Deal with Thyssenkrupp

    January 27, 2021
     
    January 27, 2021
    Provincial utility Hydro-Québec has signed a deal with a division of Essen, Germany-based industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp to build one of the world’s biggest green ...
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    CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergyShale & FrackingSub-National Governments

    Alberta, B.C. Polls Show Strong Support for Net-Zero, Low Buy-In for LNG

    January 22, 2021
     
    January 22, 2021
    More than two-thirds of Albertans support a 2050 target for net-zero emissions, and six in 10 British Columbians back clean energy over liquefied natural ...
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  • Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionDemographicsElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind

    After Early Momentum, Cascadia Region Loses Focus on Climate Action

    January 22, 2021
     
    January 22, 2021
    Political infighting, misinformation campaigns, and serial communication failures have dashed any hopes that the Cascadia region would take the lead in the climate fight ...
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  • Climate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridHealth & SafetyHydropowerJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Residents’ Court Claim Links Landslide to Site C Construction

    Full Story: The Canadian Press @CdnPressNews

    January 22, 2021
     
    January 22, 2021
    VANCOUVER — Residents of a tiny community in northeastern British Columbia are suing the local and provincial governments over two slow-moving landslides they claim ...
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  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    New Exposé Reveals $171 Million in No-Bid Contracts on Site C Hydro Megaproject

    January 17, 2021
     
    January 17, 2021
    Disgraced engineering giant SNC Lavalin and a former BC Hydro chief engineer were among the big winners when the provincial utility awarded C$171 million ...
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    New Ministerial Mandate Letters Lay Out Federal Agenda on Climate, Green Recovery

    January 17, 2021
     
    Primary Author Compiled by The Energy Mix staff
    January 17, 2021
    While the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is still necessarily taking up most of the oxygen on Parliament Hill, climate action and a ...
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  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyUnited States

    SNC-Lavalin Lands Army Corps Contract for Hydropower Engineering in Pennsylvania

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • BuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIIndiaJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Punjab Region Wants 5,000 MW of New Power Production by 2024

    February 25, 2021
     
    February 25, 2021
  • Batteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeHydrogenHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarWind

    Spain Plans to Double Energy Storage Capacity by 2030

    February 16, 2021
     
    February 16, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Ottawa Instructs Infrastructure Bank to Invest $1 Billion in Indigenous Projects

    February 7, 2021
     
    February 7, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerICYMIJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Indigenous Ownership of B.C. Small Hydro Project Boosts Community Health, Well-Being

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    B.C. Offers 20% Power Subsidy for ‘Clean’ Biofuel, Hydrogen Industries

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • BuildingsCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionDemographicsHealth & SafetyHydropowerICYMIInternationalInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySevere Storms & Flooding

    Aging Dams Could Put Large Populations at Risk by 2050

    February 4, 2021
     
    February 4, 2021
  • BioenergyBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsEuropeHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarWind

    2020 Sees UK Renewables Overtake Fossils for First Time

    February 2, 2021
     
    February 2, 2021
  • CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited States

    First Nations Say Hydro-Québec Jumping the Gun on U.S. Transmission Line

    February 2, 2021
     
    February 2, 2021
  • BuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    Analyst Suggests Path to Clean Up Ontario’s Hydro ‘Mess’

    February 2, 2021
     
    February 2, 2021
  • CanadaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationEnergy PoliticsFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionRenewable EnergySub-National Governments

    First Nations Demand Horgan Release Site C Report

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
  • AsiaBuildingsCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Cambodia Lines Up Investors for $400M Large Hydro Project

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
  • Air & MarineBiodiversity & HabitatClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeHydropowerICYMIInternational Agencies & StudiesRenewable EnergyWater

    Norwegian-Dutch Study Suggests Better Site Selection for Greener Hydropower

    January 31, 2021
     
    January 31, 2021
  • AsiaCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Japan Aims for 50% RE by 2050

    January 28, 2021
     
    January 28, 2021
  • Air & MarineBatteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydropowerICYMIJurisdictionsRenewable Energy

    Two Spanish Developers Compete for Big New Pumped Storage Project

    January 26, 2021
     
    January 26, 2021
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