James E. Rogers, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy, will give the keynote address at the upcoming HydroVision International Conference and Exhibition in North Carolina.

Officials say the cost of constructing the Belo Monte hydro project in Brazil's Amazon has jumped US$2 billion because of new environmental measures, wire services reported.

Poyry has been awarded a EUR3.4m ($4.6m) site supervision contract for the Ashta run-of-river power plants in Albania by Energji Ashta Shpk, a subsidiary of Verbund International.

Hydropower's total capacity has potential to reach four times its current amount in the United States, with job creation expanding exponentially as well, research from Navigant Consulting Inc. suggests.

Spanish energy company Iberdrola announced plans to invest 9 billion euros (US$12.2 billion) through 2012 in developing hydropower projects and other renewable energy sources.

Software allows creating "intelligent" 2-D drawings that correlate to a 3-D design package.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) signed an agreement with Milan's EnergyLab Foundation to support Italy’s pursuit of nuclear power.

GSE Systems, Inc. was awarded a total of $3.3 million in contracts to provide nuclear power simulator upgrade services for companies in the U.S., China and Europe.

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered an entirely new way of generating electricity in carbon nanotubes using heat.

Electricity demand is likely to triple in the UAE by 2020 and nuclear energy will play a key role in meeting future needs, a top official has said.