Sentences with phrase «small hydro projects»

I was forced during the 1990's to abandon some 15 small hydro projects in various stages of the permitting process at a loss of $ millions.

Large hydropower projects added a net 19 GW to the world's generation capacity last year; small hydro projects added just under 3 GW net.

Not exact matches

Water Power Group is a community - based developer of small hydro power projects in Ontario that use low - impact, fish - friendly turbines.

Having previously successfully developed large - scale hydro and geothermal IPPs using conventional legal agreements (such as geothermal concessions modeled on oil and gas production sharing contracts), Indonesia was also developing smaller renewable projects through regulated feed - in tariffs.

Projects that are both low carbon and have low environmental and social impacts, such as solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, and some forms of sustainable biomass and small - scale hydro are common sources of clean, just renewable energy.

With nearly 40 % of those investments — $ 199 billion — going to solar, wind farms, biomass, waste - to - energy plants and small hydro - power clean energy projects, it is evident that energy system «diversity» is vital for satisfying current community needs and to address shared concerns for the future.

This town of over 300 community members has a strong ecosystem based economy, and history of clean energy, having installed their first small, community owned run - of - river hydro project in 1981.

Though sometimes termed small - hydro — which compared to massive dams I suppose is true — run of river projects of multi-gigawatt capacity have been developed.

Small, micro - and pico - hydro projects have even lower environmental impact and in places without grid access can be a great (if inherently limited) source of electricity.

But large hydro projects are not included in the UNEP's definition of «renewable», though small hydro is:

He also acted as lead counsel for the General Service Small / General Service Medium customer class in a multi-week hearing before the Manitoba Public Utilities Board for the first Cost of Service Review of Manitoba hydro in over 10 years, and is acting for acting for SNC - Lavalin as a plaintiff in a multimillion - dollar coverage claim as against its insurer with respect to an E&O claim regarding a major infrastructure project in Manitoba.