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PPL Receives FERC Approval to Expand Holtwood Hydroelectric Plant
HOLTWOOD, Pa., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of a request by PPL Holtwood, LLC, is a significant milestone in the plan to increase generation of clean, renewable energy and improve migratory fish passage, the company said Tuesday (11/3). More...
Emerson to Install Ovation Expert Control System at Two Korean Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plants
Emerson Process Management - Emerson Process Management announced today that it has been selected by Korea Southern East Power Company (KOSEP) to install its Ovation® expert control system at two power generation facilities in Korea: the MuJu Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSPP) and Yecheon PSPP. more...
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. - As part of a $12 million order from an electric power company, Rockwell Automation has supplied 15 of the 33 new control systems planned for Snowy Hydro Limited, owner and operator of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in Australia. more...
Alstom signs E178 million variable speed pumped-storage hydro contract
ALSTOM Power Inc. - Expanding Switzerland’s renewable energy production capacity by 1000 MW, Alstom Hydro has been awarded a €178 million contract to provide four 250 MW variable speed pump turbine and motor generator units for a new pumped storage installation in Switzerland. more...
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