All Posts Tagged With: "hydropower"

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Hydropower Remains Dominant Energy
Source in the West

Although it is by far the most widely used renewable resource, the political push to diversify renewable portfolio standards in the U.S. has shifted the focus from building large dams to upgrading operating capacity at existing ones, and building smaller hydropower plants that affect the waterways less.

29Jul2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Renewables Face New Challenges — Will They Be Ready for Prime Time Any Time Soon?

NREL Director Dan Arvizu, speaking Monday at the the EnergyBiz Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., warned that potential federal budget reductions, if enacted, could derail or delay by years crucial progress on clean energy technologies that would benefit the nation. His full remarks:

1Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GEO Program to Streamline Permitting Process for Small Hydro Projects

The streamlined permitting process will utilize the state’s expertise to reduce the time needed for FERC review. Colorado has several hundred sites with a potential of 5 MW or less, and a combined generating capacity of more than 1,400 MW.

2Feb2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Ritter Announces Acceleration of Small Hydro Projects In Colorado

Surveys have found that Colorado has several hundred sites with a potential of 5 megawatts or less, with a combined generating capacity of more than 1,400 megawatts. The lengthy permitting process, however, has prevented many projects from moving forward.

25Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Electric Cooperatives Join in Solar-Hydropower Study

Holy Cross Energy, Fort Collins Light and Power and the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative will partner to quantify the economic effects on power providers from linking rooftop solar energy and small hydropower plants into the grid.

20Jul2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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NREL, EPA Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on
Potentially Contaminated Sites

The project will analyze the feasibility of developing wind, solar, or small hydro projects at 12 sites, as well as determine the potential generating capacity, return on investment and economic viability.

25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Chu Aims to Double U.S. Hydropower Capacity —
Without Building New Dams

The Secretary said improvements to the existing infrastructure could add 70,000 MW of capacity. “We will be pushing this,” Chu said at a White House forum. “We’re not talking about a lot of large, new reservoirs. Just work with what we have and it’s a massive amount of power.”

17Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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News From the Mountain Bureau –

>> Garfield County in Talks About Drill Pit Liners
>> Aspen’s St. Regis Resort Gets Solar Thermal System
>> XCEL Partners on West Slope Solar Power Plant Project
>> Gas Production in Colorado and Rockies Finally Declines
>> Hydro Power in Roaring Fork Valley Closer to Reality

28Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued


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