hydro energy

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has completed the issuance of the first weather-indexed parametric insurance policy for a hydroelectric power company in Brazil, helping the company to mitigate its risks associated with Brazil’s severe drought of recent years.

A newly launched data service from MDA Information Systems, Inc. and Riverside Technology, inc. aims to enhance hydroelectric energy providers access to information and data about water supply and forecasts which could help them to better understand and then hedge their risks. The web-based subscription service known as the Weather and Hydrology Information Portal (WHIP) […]