Belleville Hydro Plant Wins National Award
April 30th, 2010
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) this week honored the Ohio Municipal Energy Generating Agency Joint Venture 5 (OMEGA JV5) Belleville Hydroelectric Plant with an Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters (OSAW) award for operational excellence.
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Hannibal, Ohio named as site for hydroelectric generation manufacturing facility – 40 jobs coming to the region
November 9th, 2009
Voith Hydro has announced that it will open a manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Ohio. The facility will manufacture stators for the generators to be used at the run-of-the-river hydroelectric facilities currently under development by American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP).
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AMP Celebrates Groundbreaking for Hydro Facility – First of five planned hydro projects
August 6th, 2009
More than 150 people attended the August 5 American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP) groundbreaking ceremony for the Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant near Hawesville, Kentucky. The 84-megawatt (MW) run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant is the first of five such plants under development at existing dams on the Ohio River.
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AMP-Ohio, Voith Siemens Hydro Sign Turbine/Generator Contract
March 12th, 2009
American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) and Voith Siemens Hydro today signed a contract for the manufacture of turbines and generators for a hydroelectric project at the Captain Meldahl Dam on the Ohio River. The $122.9 million contract represents an expansion of the Voith Siemens and AMP-Ohio relationship that is bringing significant new clean, renewable generation to the region.
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Hydro revisited
November 1st, 2008
By Kate Rowland, ENERGY BIZ MAGAZINE (Nov./Dec. 2008) Hydropower, the United States’ largest and arguable oldest renewable energy generator, is making a 21st-century comeback. “We haven’t seen this much interest in hydro in many years,” says Jeff Leahey, senior manager of government and legal affairs for the National Hydropower Association (NHA). On a global scale, [...]
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Competitive Costs Give Hydropower New Spark
October 28th, 2008
By Paul Davidson, USA TODAY (Published Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008) HOLTWOOD, Pa. — The Holtwood Hydroelectric Dam on the Susquehanna River here hasn’t changed much since it cranked up in 1910. Outside, gulls perch on the crest of the dam wall above a picturesque waterfall as a lone boater skims across a serene lake. Inside [...]
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AMP-Ohio Awards Turbines And Generators Contract For Hydroelectric Projects To Voith Siemens Hydro
June 17th, 2008
American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) and Voith Siemens Hydro have executed a contract for turbines and generators on a significant hydroelectric project that will add more than 200 MW of emission-free generation to the region and has the potential to bring green manufacturing jobs to Ohio.
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