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		<title>UK&#039;s first marine energy park to be in the South West region</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change recently announced it has named the South West as the region to host the country&#039;s first Marine Energy Park. The South West Marine Energy Park will cover an area from Bristol to Cornwall, and will reach further out to the Isles of Scilly. The initiative will bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alstom and SSE Renewables in JV for large wave farm in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2012/01/20/alstom-and-sse-renewables-in-jv-for-large-wave-farm-in-scotland.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alstom and Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to develop what&#039;s touted as the world&#039;s largest wave energy farm, with up to 200 MW of installed capacity. The project is to be developed off the coast of Orkney, Scotland, in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vattenfall and partners form Force Hydro for French hydro development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vattenfall, ArcelorMittal, Rhodia and SNCF have joined forces officially by forming Force Hydro, a joint venture company, for bidding for concessions for hydropower development in France. The tender for new hydro developments in France is to be launched by the government in 2012 for a total of 5.3 GW of new capacity to be developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3Power Energy Group acquiring 75% of a hydropower development concession in Albania</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2012/01/05/3power-energy-group-acquiring-75-of-a-hydropower-development-concession-in-albania.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3Power Energy Group has entered into a frame agreement with an investment group from Albania, for the acquisition of 75% of development concession rights for a 127.6 MW hydropower project on the the Shala River. The company has spent one year allocating hydroelectric power projects in Albania, one of the richest countries in terms of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E.ON expanding Waldeck 2 pumped storage facility</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[E.ON has been given the green light to expand the Waldeck 2 pumped storage power plant in Edertal/Hemfurth, Germany. The company will buid another underground power station cavern, witha a 300 MW pump turbine. The company announced plans to expand capacity at Waldeck 2 almost exactly a year ago. Currently, Waldeck 2 has 460 MW [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RusHydro and Voith Hydro in agreement over Miatlinskaya HPP turbine modernization</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/19/rushydro-and-voith-hydro-in-agreement-over-miatlinskaya-hpp-turbine-modernization.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RusHydro and Voith Hydro have signed an agreement for the modernization of the hydraulic turbines at the Miatlinskaya hydropower plant in Dagestan (Russian Federation). The power plant currently has 220 MW of installed capacity (two axial units, each with 113 MW of capacity). Voith Hydro is to supply new rotors with the goal to increase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Crown Estate launches leasing rounds for offshore and tidal in Northern Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/19/the-crown-estate-launches-leasing-rounds-for-offshore-and-tidal-in-northern-ireland.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Crown Estate has opened Northern Ireland for tidal and offshore wind energy rounds. Developers are invited to bid for development leases for up to 800 MW of capacity in waters of the coast of Northern Ireland, pushing this region&#039;s offshore renewable energy industry forward. The leasing round will encompass two areas of development. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alstom investing in Global Hydro Technology Center in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/11/30/alstom-investing-in-global-hydro-technology-center-in-brazil.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alstom is establishing the Global Hydro Technology Center in Brazil. The center will be located in Taubaté, where Alstom has its largest factory for hydro products in the world. The facility manufactures electromechanical equipment for all hydro projects in Brazil, but also exports to other countries. The Global Hydro Technology Center will focus on Kaplan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hydro Green Energy and Engevix Engenharia sign hydropower development agreement</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/11/30/hydro-green-energy-and-engevix-engenharia-sign-hydropower-development-agreement.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hydro Green Energy and Engevix Engenharia have signed an agreement for the joint pursuit of at least four new hydropower projects in the US. The collaboration agreement will combine both companies&#039; strengths &#8211; Hydro Green Energy&#039;s RE development experience and Engevix&#039; energy infrastructure engineering expertise. The projects will most likely be small to medium sized. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Albania to raise cash by selling hydropower plants</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/11/25/albania-to-raise-cash-by-selling-hydropower-plants.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Albanian government is planning to privatize four hydropower facilities, with hopes of raising between 100 and 150 million euros. The four projects are Ulza, Shkopet, Bistrica 1 and Bistrica 2, totalling in about 76.8 MW of installed capacity. The projects are currently owned by KESH, the national power utility, and account for about 6% [...]]]></description>
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