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IEA Hydro publishes Communiqué for faster hydropower deployment

According to IEA studies, global hydropower deployment is too slow to achieve necessary greenhouse gas emission targets. Discussions with IEA, IHA, World Bank and other stakeolders around the 42nd Executive Comittee meeting held in Washington DC have lead to the publication of a Communiqué explaining the need for more rapid global hydropower deployment. The Communiqué can be...

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Annex IX report on PSHP under Mass Integration of Renewables published

 

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Annex IX has published its latest report, Role and Challenges of Pumped Storage Hydropower Under Mass Integration of Variable Renewable Energy. The report looks at  power adjustment by PSHP in Europe, the USA, and Japan under mass integration of variable renewable energy, covering the role of PSHP,  the current status of PSHP business and...

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Annex XV publishes report on Maintenance Works and Decision-Making for Hydro Facilities

 AnnexXV_Appendix1This extensive report provides the results of Annex XV's asset management investigation which involved the collection and evaluation of 196 international examples of good practices to determine drivers for decision making for hydropower maintenance, and the decision-making process based on those good practices. More information and download the report here...

 

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