Sentences with phrase «hydropower industries»

China, the world's second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced plans yesterday to more than double its reliance on renewable energy by 2020, which could make it a leading player in the wind, solar and hydropower industries.

Here is a look at what greentech folks want from the new administration: Solar: The Solar Energy Industries Association, along with its brethrens in the wind, geothermal and hydropower industries, want cash instead of tax credits.

Chaired by northern New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of the 21st district, the panel held a hearing Monday on the challenges and opportunities for millennials in the hydropower industry.

Now, to foster a less confrontational way of advancing projects, the hydropower industry, environmental and human - rights organizations, and representatives from banks and governments have negotiated a mechanism for evaluating, and perhaps mitigating, the impact of dams before they are built.

«But I was the one who drew the wrath of the hydropower industry,» he says, laughing.

But it's a different story for the hydropower industry, especially during springtime.

Canadian Hydropower Association (CHA) The national association for the hydropower industry representing nearly 50 members.

Norway maintains the most extensive mass balance program in the world and is largely funded by the hydropower industry.

Not exact matches

Western New York's major energy - intensive industries are dependent on our low - cost hydropower to remain competitive in today's global market.

Praxair, a global chemical company serving the aerospace, food and beverages, healthcare and semiconductors industries with facilities in Erie and Niagara Counties, receives low - cost hydropower that supports its more than 1,300 employees in its Western New York facilities.

Under the contract extensions, the businesses receiving hydropower, including those in such major industries as automotive, chemicals, metals, printing and food - processing, each must meet an agreed - upon «base employment level.»

COPENHAGEN — Revolutionizing the energy industry to achieve a target concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere of no more than 450 parts per million (ppm) would require building 17 nuclear power plants a year between now and 2030; 17,000 wind turbines a year; or two hydropower dams on the scale of Three Gorges Dam in China, according to the International Energy Agency.

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EREC is the umbrella organisation of the European renewable energy industry, trade and research associations active in the sectors of photovoltaics, small hydropower, solar thermal, bioenergy, geothermal, ocean, concentrated solar power and wind energy, The European renewable energy sector has an annual turnover of EUR 70 billion and employs 550.000 people.

His background also includes research on the extractive industries, hydropower, land grabs and illegal logging, and the impacts these have on local communities.

«Issued Hydrokinetic Projects Preliminary Permits,» table in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, «Hydropower - Industry Activities,» at www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/indus-act/hydrokinetics.asp, updated 2 July 2009; Mike Hoover, Oceana Energy Company, e-mail to J. Matthew Roney, 30 June 2009.

Water shortages for settlements, industry and societies; reduced hydropower generation potentials; potential for population migration

Last year on average more than two people were killed a week defending their land against environmentally destructive industries like mining, agribusiness, logging and hydropower.

This means that Hydro - Quebec can not cover the needs of all the Bitcoin miners looking to move to Quebec and the current population and industry, and it has no plans to build new hydropower plants.