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Daybreak Power – FERC Issues Permit for Massive Storage Project on Columbia River

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Natural Resources, Alternative energy, Energy, Other Natural Resources, Utilities, Energy, Infrastructure, Dams, Energy storage, Articles, Pumped-storage hydroelectricity, Water conservation, Grand Coulee Dam, Grid energy storage

Daybreak Power Inc ., a developer of gigawatt-scale energy storage projects, announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary permit for its proposed 2,650 megawatt Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project near Creston, Wash., about 35 miles upstream from Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.

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  • Daybreak Power Inc ., a developer of gigawatt-scale energy storage projects, announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary permit for its proposed 2,650 megawatt Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project near Creston, Wash., about 35 miles upstream from Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River.
  • The Halverson Canyon project would not dam any rivers, inundate sacred places or deplete water resources.
  • In June, the Bureau of Reclamation selected the Halverson Canyon project through a competitive process to receive a preliminary Lease of Power Privilege.
  • Daybreak Power is a developer of large-scale energy storage projects, with nearly 50,000 megawatt-hours of pumped storage hydropower capacity in its pipeline.

Pixvana and Big Power Project Partner to Deliver an All Access Virtual Reality Learning Experience of the Grand Coulee Dam

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Education, Other Education, Energy, Other Energy, Entertainment, Technology, Other Entertainment, Hardware, Software, Audio, Video, Other Technology, General Entertainment, Dams, Virtual reality, User interface techniques, Digital media, Contents, Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Cloud computing

Pixvana , a virtual reality solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with Big Power Project , a content production studio, to deliver a new all-access Virtual Reality learning experience of the Grand Coulee Dam.

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  • Pixvana , a virtual reality solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with Big Power Project , a content production studio, to deliver a new all-access Virtual Reality learning experience of the Grand Coulee Dam.
  • The five-minute educational VR experience will launch Memorial Day Weekend, May 25th, and will be available in the Grand Coulee Dams visitor center.
  • Pixvanas cloud-based SPIN Studio platform and one-click casting tools for viewing are second-to-none in the industry, said Ted Youngs, Founder of Big Power Project.
  • Pixvana, a virtual reality solutions provider, helps enterprises develop cutting-edge approaches to solve business challenges in innovative ways.