Hydroelectric articles

SSE confirms plan for £30m Scottish hydro-electric project

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Energy giant hopes 7.5MW project will act as forerunner for giant 600MWE pumped storage hydro scheme

08 May 2013

National Trust and Good Energy team up for historic renewable energy investment drive

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Organisation underlines commitment to green energy with plans for ground-breaking £35m renewables investment programme

18 Apr 2013

National Trust Top Five Renewable Energy projects - at a glance

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From hydro power at a Lake District pub to a biomass-powered castle, BusinessGreen takes a look at the National Trust's new green energy pilot projects

18 Apr 2013

Record-breaking Portugal generates 70 per cent of power from renewables

Favourable weather conditions credited with record performance for a European country

11 Apr 2013

Portugal shows Germany the way on low carbon energy

Will Straw of IPPR explains how wind farms are cutting carbon and energy bills in Portugal

27 Nov 2012

National Trust goes with the flow with London hydro-electric turbine

The capital’s first Archimedes Screw hydro turbine to be officially opened at Morden Hall Park in south-west London today

02 Nov 2012

Salmond ups Scottish clean energy target to 50 per cent by 2015

New interim goal announced as nation's largest hydroelectric scheme moves forward

31 Oct 2012

IEA charts path to double global hydroelectricity supply

New report aims to help boost hydro in emerging and developing economies

30 Oct 2012

Barker: UK green firms can tap into 'huge' African opportunity

Climate Change Minister says forging links with emerging low carbon markets will be key to UK growth after leading successful trade mission

08 Oct 2012

Microgenerators to remain eligible for RO subsidy

Government ditches proposals that would have left projects between 50kW and 5MW dependent on feed-in tariffs

03 Oct 2012

Albion Ventures dips toe into hydropower market

Venture capital firm completes first hydro-electricity deal with £1.3m investment in Welsh project

20 Aug 2012

Belo Monte dam construction halted by Brazilian court

Huge new hydroelectric project suspended until local indigenous community is properly consulted about possible fallout

17 Aug 2012

SSE fears for future of hydro, biomass, and wind projects in wake of subsidy cuts

Energy giant says Renewables Obligation changes mean it no longer expects to develop new hydro-electric schemes and is concerned about wind and biomass projects

26 Jul 2012

Developers fear for geothermal under new subsidy regime

Geothermal industry warns cuts to support send out message UK is 'closed for business', although boost for hydro and energy-from-waste welcomed

25 Jul 2012

Government confirms new feed-in tariff rates

Small wind turbines see support cut, but hydro and micro CHP set to benefit from new feed-in tariff levels

20 Jul 2012

Scottish national park eyes hydro-powered future

£6m scheme is the first of four planned for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

20 Jul 2012

BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2012: Environment and community make happy neighbours for Lancaster Cohousing

Pioneering development of 41 eco-homes aims to recapture the spirit of communal living

16 Jul 2012

Feed-in tariff payments top £128m over two years

Subsidy scheme prompts 1GW rise in renewable energy capacity since April 2010 launch

04 Jul 2012

Subsidy "uncertainty" holding back £100m of hydro investment

Trade body warns UK hydroelectric sector needs clarity on feed-in tariffs if it is to meet challenging growth targets

20 Jun 2012

SSE's green energy supply booms in 2011

Utility sees two per cent profit rise buoyed by wind and hydro boom

17 May 2012

Government outlines plan to trim support for small scale wind and hydro

But consultation freezes level of support for anaerobic digestion and proposes increase for combined heat and power systems

09 Feb 2012

North York Moors community hydro scheme surges forward

Esk Energy Group signs £450,000 contract to build flagship hydropower project in North Yorkshire national park

07 Feb 2012

SSE transfers clean tech investments to £95m venture capital fund

Nine investments to join new Scottish Equity Partners' portfolio with another five to follow

09 Jan 2012

Will the solar subsidy fiasco spark a hydropower renaissance?

Environment Agency hydro boss predicts feed-in tariffs will remain the same despite next year's consultation

29 Dec 2011

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