Having see what some big dams have done to Swedish Lappland, for example, I feel like trading some of
those hydropower projects for nuclear energy might have been a net plus for the environment.
Not exact matches
In 2016,
for example, Kyrgyzstan canceled a
project with several Russian companies to build five
hydropower plants, citing the Russian entities» inability to secure financing.28 In Tajikistan, the Russian military has periodically been unable to pay its local Tajik staff at its base there, even though the base purportedly serves as a key bulwark in Russia's defense against regional instability.29 That same year, Moscow pledged over $ 1 billion in security assistance to Dushanbe and promised to increase its troop presence in the country by 2,000 soldiers.30 Yet neither appears to have materialized, which raises questions about Russia's true capacity and willingness to respond to a security crisis in the region and to
project influence there.
Buhari said while the borrowed funds would be used to finance the deficit in the 2017 budget, they would provide funding
for the capital
projects in the budget, including the Mambilla
hydropower project; construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; counterpart funding
for rail
projects; and the construction of the Bodo - Bonny road, with a bridge across the Opobo Channel.
Passage of the bill would specify a variety of timeframes and procedures
for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to follow in carrying out required permitting and licensing activities
for non-federal
hydropower projects and would make FERC the lead agency
for coordinating all applicable federal authorizations.
It would extend, from three years to four, the duration of a preliminary permit
for proposed non-federal
hydropower projects and would allow
project sponsors to initiate construction up to 10 years after a proposed
project receives a license from FERC.
Hydropower projects involving new dams are also not eligible
for certain renewable subsitide.
NYPA President and CEO Richard M. Kessel said: «Under Governor Paterson's leadership, the Power Authority made it the highest priority to negotiate contract extensions with the Niagara
Project's more than 100 business customers to optimize the benefits of the low - cost
hydropower for the Niagara Frontier economy.
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.
Verdant, which operates its kinetic (non-dam)
hydropower project in the East River under a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), plans to by the end of the year apply
for a FERC pilot commercial license that would allow the company to create a field of up to 40 underwater turbines with up to 1.5 megawatts of capacity.
Started in 1982 - 83, the multipurpose
project was planned
for irrigation,
hydropower generation and water supply2harnessing the water resources of river Subarnarekha
for irrigation, flood control and municipal and industrial use (Government of Bihar, 1988).
Started in 1982 - 83, the multipurpose
project was planned
for irrigation,
hydropower generation and water supply
More on the Ganges River World Bank Approves $ 1 Billion
For Ganges River Cleanup India Cancels Third
Hydropower Project on Tributary
For Environmental & Religious Reasons
The European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is funding some
hydropower projects in the Balkans and has agreed to foster a transition towards sustainable, low - carbon economies in the region.
Pacific Hydro has recognized the potential of glacier fed alpine streams
for hydropower in Chile and has built a facility on the glacier fed Cachapoal Rivers and is developing
projects on the Tinguiririca River.
The Canon del Plata
hydropower project would experience a decrease from 1540 gigawatt - hours to 1250 gigawatt - hours
for a 50 % glacier runoff reduction and decline to 970 gigawatt - hours
for a 100 % glacier loss (Vergara et.
Increase of credits from large hydro expected by 2020A new study released in time
for the climate negotiations in Durban confirms that over 20 % of all carbon credits under the UN's offsetting scheme, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), could come from business - as - usual large
hydropower projects.
While conventional
hydropower will continue to grow as dams are completed in China, Brazil and a scattering of other countries, including Ethiopia, Malaysia, and Turkey, there exists enormous potential
for non-conventional hydroelectricity generation from tidal and wave
projects, as well as from small in - stream
projects that will not require new dams.
Fossil fuels and large
hydropower accounted
for only 4 percent of energy access financing, showing again that investing in large, conventional energy
projects is not an effective way to increase energy access.
According to Carbon Market Watch, it's hard to prove that the European Union's offset program is actually creating the kind of emission savings it alleges
for a large number of wind,
hydropower and biomass energy offset
projects.
Bøckman, Thor and Fleten, Stein - Erik and Juliussen, Erik and Langhammer, Håvard and Revdal, Ingemar (2006): Investment timing and optimal capacity choice
for small
hydropower projects.
In the U.S., large - scale renewable
projects plus conventional
hydropower are expected to account
for 14 percent of total electricity generation in 2016, a 9 percent rise from 2015, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.
Vimal Bhai is the founder of Matu Jan Sangathan, a collective that has been advocating
for rights of communities impacted by large
hydropower projects and dams in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Washington DC — According to the latest «Energy Infrastructure Update» report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy
Projects, wind, solar, biomass, and
hydropower provided 88.2 % of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity
for the month of May.
Geothermal and Wind Energy
Projects 9 St. Lucia Energy Week n December 6th to 10 th, 2004 — Theme: A Vision for St. Lucias Energy Future u Minister of Energy's address on Television and Radio u Energy Supplement Placed In the Local Newspapers u Energy Exhibition and School Project Competition — 50 participants, 10 projects u Seminar On National And Regional Energy Initiatives n Energy / n Renewables supply 25 % of all energy needs and cost less than diesel u Geothermal — from the volcano u Small hydr
Projects 9 St. Lucia Energy Week n December 6th to 10 th, 2004 — Theme: A Vision
for St. Lucias Energy Future u Minister of Energy's address on Television and Radio u Energy Supplement Placed In the Local Newspapers u Energy Exhibition and School
Project Competition — 50 participants, 10
projects u Seminar On National And Regional Energy Initiatives n Energy / n Renewables supply 25 % of all energy needs and cost less than diesel u Geothermal — from the volcano u Small hydr
projects u Seminar On National And Regional Energy Initiatives n Energy / n Renewables supply 25 % of all energy needs and cost less than diesel u Geothermal — from the volcano u Small
hydropower /
Mr. Lang, I documented
hydropower construction
projects underway in 2010
for a report published by BCC Research.
Still, more
hydropower projects are on the horizon
for China.
While pressuring investors to withdraw their support
for large
hydropower projects has traditionally been the most effective way to stop a dam, occasionally putting pressure on the host government is enough to stop a
project in its tracks — as was the case with 2014 Goldman Prize winner Ruth Buendia.
The research cited in all three articles was conducted by Bren School graduates Ning Jiang, Season Martin, Julia Morton, and Skyler Murphy (all MESM 2015)
for their Group
Project titled «The Bathtub Ring: Implications of Low Water Levels in Lake Mead on Water Supply,
Hydropower, Recreation, and the Environment.
Such
projects might include paying to clean up a cement factory in Central Asia,
for example, or supporting a
hydropower project in Africa.
It also discusses options
for the development of bioenergy, small
hydropower, solar and wind energy
projects.
By March 6, 16.32 million CERs had been issued
for 132 dams, and China accounted
for 71.52 per cent of the 653 large
hydropower projects in the world that have been registered or are seeking registration under the CDM to sell CERs, according to International Rivers.
PFIs must cease by 2020 direct, indirect, ancillary infrastructure and policy support
for upstream and downstream fossil fuels, GHG - intensive
projects, nuclear, large bioenergy and
hydropower when more cost - effective and less damaging alternatives exist; All PFI investments must meet strict environmental and social development criteria and be assessed through a pro-poor, inclusive, climate - resilient and gender - responsive lens;
Even if adequately compensated
for the physical relocation, there unquantifiable disruptions to cultural patterns and traditions which can occur to the people all along the watercourse around the
hydropower project.
As glaciers retreat, Demuth said the resilience is reduced, affecting both natural systems such as the way ecosystems function and human systems such as irrigation,
hydropower and water
for mining
projects.
Advising a
hydropower developer on the judicial review of the Environment Agency's refusal to grant an impoundment licence
for a
hydropower project.
Represented the IFC, the African Development Bank Group, export credit agencies and commercial lenders on the Bujagali
Hydropower Project in Uganda, lead lawyer
for the financing stage of the transaction