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June 26, 2008 – Vol.13 No.14 Voith Siemens Hydro and American Municipal Power-Ohio (AMP-Ohio) to Build Run-of-the-River Hydroelectric Powerplants at Existing Ohio River Dams. The projects will add more than 208 MW of emission-free generation to existing dams on the Ohio River and has the potential to bring green manufacturing jobs to Ohio. The new generation facilities are planned to go on-line in 2012. Voith Siemens Hydro will supply new hydro turbine generators as well as balance of plant equipment for the projects. The project sites are Willow Island Locks and Dam near Waverly, West Virginia; Cannelton Locks and Dam near Cannelton, Indiana; and, Smithland Locks and Dam in Livingston County, Kentucky. For Voith Siemens Hydro the order value will exceed $300 million.
AMP-Ohio President/CEO Marc Gerken said, “The energy of water flowing over the dams on the Ohio River has been largely untapped." The company has plans add to a total of more than 350 MW of hydroelectric capacity to the river. (6/26/08)
Links: Voith Siemens Hydro AMP-Ohio
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