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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.

Some of the prominent hydropower projects in China include the Baihetan dam (expected to be completed in 2019), the Wudongde and Xiangjiaba dam (expected to be completed in 2015) and the Xiluodo project.

The government's recent energy plan included several large hydropower projects in the Amazon region.

This is not surprising considering that hydropower is heavily supported and subsidized in many countries, especially in China and India, who host a combined 78 % of all the registered hydropower projects in the CDM.

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.

In Brazil, several dozen dams are planned along the Amazon, Madeira and Xingu rivers — an area that teems with more than 5,000 species of fish, and where some of the largest hydropower projects in the world are being built.

But earthquakes have also been connected to past hydropower projects in China, where dams are often located in densely populated and seismically active river basins.

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.

via: The Guardian Large - Scale Hydropower Controversial Hydropower Project in Chile Enters Environmental Analysis Phase Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Yu Xiaogang on Hydropower and Community in China Three Gorges: China's Own Dam Problem

Such projects might include paying to clean up a cement factory in Central Asia, for example, or supporting a hydropower project in Africa.

Advised on the development and financing of the Bujagali hydropower project in Uganda and the Songas power financing in Tanzania.

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

Not exact matches

«We have seen quite a few [solar] projects get off the ground, [and] a few hydropower projects as well in the last two to three years,» Rouget says.

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 therIn 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 therIn 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 therin 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 therin 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 therin 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 therin the region and to project influence there.

The authority sells hydropower generated at the Niagara Power Project in Lewiston to about 100 local companies at prices that are presently 30 to 40 percent below market rates.

43North has been the single largest recipient of a special fund created to ensure Western New York gets its fair share of profits from the sale of hydropower generated at the Niagara Power Project in Lewiston.

MASSENA - Legislation was signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo today that may help spur economic development in St. Lawrence County through the sale of a block of hydropower from the St. Lawrence - Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project.

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.

In addition to Praxair, some of the more than 100 companies that receive low - cost hydropower from the Niagara Power Project include Ford Motor Company, 3M, DuPont, General Mills and Nestle Purina.

Oil Change International, another environmental organization, said that as the bank shifts away from coal, it is taking a larger and troubling interest in natural gas and big hydropower projects.

«We may see a certain shift of resources from coal where the World Bank is pretty much exiting to big hydropower,» said Peter Bosshard of International Rivers, which has been fighting a major new dam project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the last decade more than 60 percent of all hydropower projects worldwide were in China and Three Gorges alone will avoid the emission of an estimated 95 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year — more than the combined output of Norway and SwedeIn the last decade more than 60 percent of all hydropower projects worldwide were in China and Three Gorges alone will avoid the emission of an estimated 95 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year — more than the combined output of Norway and Swedein China and Three Gorges alone will avoid the emission of an estimated 95 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year — more than the combined output of Norway and Sweden.

He added that climate models project that the southern area of Brazil will see more rain, which could increase the existing hydropower capacity and help offset losses in the north.

In Kayah, Karen, and Shan states, large scale hydropower and mining projects implemented by foreign corporations in cooperation with the Burmese army continue to displace local ethnic communitieIn Kayah, Karen, and Shan states, large scale hydropower and mining projects implemented by foreign corporations in cooperation with the Burmese army continue to displace local ethnic communitiein cooperation with the Burmese army continue to displace local ethnic communities.

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

New York had some plans to go from renewable energy to renewable - er energy, with hydropower to hydrogen in a $ 21 project near Niagara Falls.

Hydropower and geothermal projects have historically dominated in Southeast Asia.

Our project experience encompasses a wide range of technologies, including mid-sized wind, solar, small hydropower, biomass fuel substitution, biogas production, methane destruction at dairy farms and landfills, transportation efficiency and residential water filtration in developing countries.

These types of extreme events are projected to increase in the future, putting at risk Oregonians» access to safe and adequate water supplies, hydropower, and transportation.

Hydropower's stock is also set to rise thanks to the multiple roles hydro projects can fulfil, particularly in climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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.

In Guatemala, a hydropower project sparked violent protests among Maya Q'eqchi» and Poqomchí indigenous tribes; it was allegedly approved without their free, prior and informed consent.

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.

In Southern Europe, climate change is projected to worsen conditions (high temperatures and drought) in a region already vulnerable to climate variability, and to reduce water availability, hydropower potential, summer tourism and, in general, crop productivitIn Southern Europe, climate change is projected to worsen conditions (high temperatures and drought) in a region already vulnerable to climate variability, and to reduce water availability, hydropower potential, summer tourism and, in general, crop productivitin a region already vulnerable to climate variability, and to reduce water availability, hydropower potential, summer tourism and, in general, crop productivitin general, crop productivity.

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 reporteIn 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 reportein 2016, a 9 percent rise from 2015, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.

A 320 - megawatt PV project — the world's largest — was completed in late 2013 alongside the Longyangxia hydropower dam in Qinghai.

Another climate - friendly energy project, in Nepal, has been delivering more than 1,000 micro hydropower plants since 2007 to communities in 52 districts across the country.

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.

In addition, reservoir surface area is likely to increase substantially in coming decades given the 847 large hydropower projects (more than 100 MW) and 2853 smaller projects (more than 1 MW) that are currently planned or under construction (Zarfl et al. 2015In addition, reservoir surface area is likely to increase substantially in coming decades given the 847 large hydropower projects (more than 100 MW) and 2853 smaller projects (more than 1 MW) that are currently planned or under construction (Zarfl et al. 2015in coming decades given the 847 large hydropower projects (more than 100 MW) and 2853 smaller projects (more than 1 MW) that are currently planned or under construction (Zarfl et al. 2015).

«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.

Hydropower projects encompass dam projects with reservoirs, run - of - river and in - stream projects and range from small to large scale.

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Mr. Lang, I documented hydropower construction projects underway in 2010 for a report published by BCC Research.

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 article «A decade on, controversy still surrounds China's Three Gorges Dam» in the journal Probe International says, «Despite the problems, the Three Gorges will be joined by a wave of new hydropower projects over the next decade — mostly spread across China's mountainous and earthquake prone southwest.»

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.