Hydro Headlines

Hydro-Quebec agrees to buy NB Power for C$4.75 billion (Oct 29, 2009)
State-owned Hydro-Quebec, the world’s largest producer of hydropower, will purchase most of the assets of New Brunswick Power in a C$4.75 billion (US$4.45 billion) deal that will lower rates for New Brunswick customers.
NASCAR attraction will be ready for HydroVision International 2010 (Oct 26, 2009)
In addition to networking with hundreds of hydropower professionals, delegates at HydroVision International 2010 can pay a visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
U.S. hydropower consumption increases 5.1 percent (Oct 23, 2009)
During the first seven months of 2009, hydropower consumption in the United States was up 5.1 percent compared with the same period in 2008, according to a report by the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Exhibition space still available for HydroVision 2010 (Oct 16, 2009)
HydroVision International 2010 is nine months away, but 50 percent of the exhibit hall is already booked as vendors secure a place at the hydropower industry’s biggest conference and trade show.
NHA to release study on job creation (Oct 12, 2009)
During a press conference Oct. 13, the National Hydropower Association will release a comprehensive study indicating the number of jobs the hydropower industry is poised to create in the United States.
Graham wins registration to HydroVision International, online registration now open (Oct 9, 2009)
Wayne Graham, a hydraulic engineer for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, will be one of hundreds of hydropower professionals attending HydroVision International 2010 in Charlotte, N.C.
Hydropower allocation triggers New York plant expansion (Oct 7, 2009)
The New York Power Authority has agreed to provide four MW of low-cost hydropower to Metaullics Systems, a move that could create as many as 48 new jobs at the company’s plant in Sanborn, N.Y.
TransAlta, Canadian Hydro agree to buyout offer (Oct 5, 2009)
TransAlta Corp., after increasing its bid 15 percent, has reached an agreement to buy Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. for C$755 million (US$703 million).
Report assigns blame for Russian accident (Oct 5, 2009)
A report by a government watchdog on the Aug. 17 explosion that paralyzed Russia's Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant, claiming 75 lives, says former chief executive of national electricity company Unified Energy Systems (UES) Anatoly Chubais is partially to blame for the conditions that led to the tragedy.
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