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Hydro pros reflect and predict
16 January, 2024
IWP&DC asked members of the hydro industry to share their experiences from the past 12 months, and give an insight into what the new year may hold for them

A strong business case
24 November, 2022
To fulfil hydropower development potential and meet climate goals, the industry must actively promote its sustainable credentials to attract greater investment. Suzanne Pritchard reports

Looking to FutureDAMS
16 February, 2022
New pragmatic tools have been developed for rethinking how river basins and power grids interact to jointly create societal benefits

No time to waste
17 December, 2021
With the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change being described as a reality check, world leaders are being urged to face up to, and act now, on our changing climate. As part of its commitments, the hydropower industry has issued a new manifesto for change which outlines how sustainable hydropower investments can help achieve net zero emissions and limit climate change.

Support for certification
11 November, 2021
Leading hydropower companies and international organisations have declared their support for a new sustainability certification scheme for hydropower

Is maintaining pumped storage assets enough?
15 October, 2021
Given the critical role pumped hydro storage plays in being a clean, low-cost and renewable energy storage system, is simply maintaining key hydropower equipment enough? Or, should a more rigorous approach be undertaken to intrinsically ‘improve’ the efficiency at pumped storage hydropower plants for the long term, asks Chloe Hirst of Belzona

An unprecedented year
07 January, 2021
We probably all agree that 2020 was an extraordinary year but how has the hydropower and dam industry fared throughout this global pandemic? Suzanne Pritchard reports.

Hydropower modernisation drivers in Latin America and Africa
16 December, 2020
As a mature technology, hydropower has an ageing fleet with nearly half of its global capacity more than 30 years old. This raises the importance of modernisation and delivering innovations to increase resilience and improve efficiency, write Cristina Diez Santos and María Ubierna, analysts from the International Hydropower Association (IHA).

A capable and flexible technology
13 November, 2020
Pumped storage hydropower has proven to be an ideal solution to the growing list of challenges faced by grid operators. As the transition to a clean energy future rapidly unfolds, this flexible technology will become even more important for a reliable, affordable and low carbon grid. Nicholas Troja and Samuel Law from the International Hydropower association explain more.

Working for a common interest
13 March, 2020
For almost 25 years, international cooperation has been at the heart of the International Energy Agency’s Hydropower Technology Collaboration Programme

A fair share: sharing the waters of multipurpose reservoirs
19 April, 2016
The multipurpose functions of reservoirs can create competition and conflict, prompting an increasing need for wise stewardship of global water resources. Sharing the water uses of multipurpose hydropower reservoirs is now the focal point of a framework recently produced by Electricite de France and the World Water Council. Suzanne Pritchard reports.

Career trends in energy and the environment
15 May, 2012
Vicky Kenrick at International Sustainability Recruitment Specialists, Allen & York, explores recruitment trends within the energy and environment sector, specifically identifying how these global trends lead to growth areas, including; renewable energy, energy engineering, energy management, carbon and climate change, water engineering and waste management, where job opportunities are increasing.

Aiming high in the low carbon economy
05 February, 2010
The renewables sector is an attractive and sustainable investment opportunity. However, the current level of investment still contrasts markedly with that required for the transition to a low carbon economy, says Jim Totty

HSAF - an assessment tool for sustainability
19 June, 2009
Dr Helen Locher of the IHA details the objectives of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum (HSAF) and describes its progress to date

Hydro education
28 June, 2006
With the increasing growth of the hydro power industry throughout the world, the need for educated and skilled personnel in this field is on the rise. Vinit Parida and Michel Cervantes report on a study undertaken by Luleå University of Technology which demonstrates the importance of higher education in hydro

Pumped storage works with wind
21 October, 2005
Mirjam Sick and Alexander Schwab discuss how pumped storage can be used as an integrator of wind energy in the electrical grid

Cleaning up
22 February, 2005
Professor Tong Jiandong and Beth Marshall discuss how to address the barriers to the commercial development of clean hydroelectric power in China

Meeting future demands for hydro training
16 April, 2001
An increasing number of hydro personnel are set to retire over the next few years and, as new employees are recruited, an unprecedented demand for training and education may be created. Sten-Erik Björling explains how the hydro power competence network is set to revolutionise training in the twenty-first century

The value of hydro
16 March, 2001
For many years hydro opponents have gathered and distributed extensive information about the detrimental effects of hydroelectricity. Now the hydro industry has realised it needs to put accurate and balanced information in the public arena about the value of this renewable energy resource. Gary W Frey and Deborah Linke report

An upgrading guide
15 January, 2001
The International Energy Agency has developed three reports which it hopes will provide the industry, particularly young engineers, with the knowledge and guidance they need to successfully upgrade hydro power plants in the future