ELKHART — Long-terms plans for two aging hydroelectric dams on the St. Joseph River are under consideration – plans that might include relicensing the facilities and continuing full operations in the decades ahead, or removing them and restoring a free-flowing river. Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) announced it was exploring the best long-term options for the […]
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Death toll from Italian hydroelectric plant explosion rises to 7 as the last bodies are recovered
ROME (AP) — Divers in northern Italy have recovered the last two bodies of workers killed by an explosion that collapsed and flooded several levels of an underground hydroelectric plant, bringing to seven the number of confirmed dead, officials said Friday. The explosion Tuesday at the Enel Green Power plant, in northern Bologna province, occurred […]
Divers discover two more bodies in Italian hydroelectric plant explosion
Divers in northern Italy have discovered two more bodies of workers who died in an explosion that collapsed and flooded several levels of an underground hydroelectric plant, bringing the number of confirmed dead to five, officials said. The explosion on Tuesday at the Enel Green Power plant, close to the city of Bologna, occurred at […]
Hopes fading for four missing after deadly blast at Italian hydroelectric plant
Search and rescue operations are continuing at a hydroelectric plant close to the northern Italian city of Bologna a day after a devastating blast killed at least three workers, injured five and left four missing. “We are working, but with a few hopes of finding missing people alive,” said Luca Cari, a spokesperson for Italian […]
At least three dead and four missing in explosion at Italian hydroelectric plant
An explosion on Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people were missing. The explosion occurred at the hydroelectric plant at the Suviana Dam, some 70 kilometres (40 miles) southwest of Bologna. The mayor of […]
Russia attacks Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric plant amid overnight barrage
Russia has attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least five people, officials said. Energy minister German Galushchenko said the overnight drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. He added: “The goal is […]
Russia attacks Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric plant amid overnight barrage
Russia has attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said. Energy minister German Galushchenko said the overnight drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. He added: “The goal is […]
Russia attacks Ukrainian electrical power facilities, including major hydroelectric plant
Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. The goal is not just to damage, but to try again, […]
Consumers seeks offers, ideas for 13 hydroelectric dams
JACKSON — Consumers Energy is working to identify potential buyers for 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan. Consumers announced it’s issuing a request for proposals this month. The public utility spent the past two years visiting communities where the dams are located and hosting public meetings to gather feedback. “We are grateful for the meaningful input […]
Plan for largest Hawaii hydroelectric plant is downsized
Jan. 7—Kauai’s nonprofit electric utility recently announced that part of its West Kauai Energy Project with developer and operator AES Corp. has been canceled, and that it is uncertain whether the remainder of the overall $250 million project remains financially feasible. An ambitious plan to develop a renewable energy project on Kauai that would have […]