Hydropower

Hydropower major forays into wind power

9 Feb 2012

Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) After testing the waters, the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) which owns and operates India's largest hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh has now decided to venture into wind energy.

Hydropower, Biomass Groups Say Jobs to Be Lost Without Tax Break

8 Feb 2012

Hydropower, biomass and geothermal energy groups urged Congress to extend a tax credit that will expire next year, joining the solar and wind industries in saying jobs will be lost without renewable-energy subsidies.

Bonneville Power Administration proposes to split the cost of wind farms power cuts

7 Feb 2012

BPA's proposal is the latest bid to end a dispute that began last spring. At the time, the federal power marketing agency dealt with a massive runoff and resulting surge in power production by cutting off wind farms' transmission and substituting free hydropower to satisfy their scheduled energy deliveries.