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Efficiency focus
03 November, 2011
While agriculture in many regions is served by irrigation and more projects are built or modernised, water availability and its efficient use are of increasing concern, as Patrick Reynolds reports

Eastern blossoms
20 May, 2011
A full range of hydropower projects are developing apace in hydrologically-rich and energy-hungry southeast Asia. Patrick Reynolds spotlights some of the latest schemes

HYDRO 2011: Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future
19 May, 2011
HYDRO 2011: Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future, an international conference and exhibition organized by The International Journal on Hydropower & Dams will be held in Prague from 17 to 19 October 2011. Policy-makers, developers, financiers, and hydro practitioners from all parts of the world will attend the event, which will be held at the Prague Congress Centre.

A powerful 50 years at Niagara
15 April, 2011
The New York Power Authority recently celebrated 50 years of power production at the Niagara power project. Here, IWP&DC takes a look at the history and development of the largest hydroelectric facility in New York State, and discovers why it is considered an outstanding engineering achievement

Low Watana in spotlight
15 April, 2011
The Low Watana option is favoured for Alaska’s Railbelt hydro development but the Chakachamna alternative has not been shelved. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Influencing engineering
21 February, 2011
To celebrate the importance of the dam engineering sector, we’ve compiled a list of the 20 people we believe have made the biggest difference to the sector over the last 10 years. This list – in alphabetical order – was compiled using nominations from contacts and readers around the world, and was decided by the IWP&DC editorial team and industry experts

Hydro reaches the PEAK
26 January, 2011
The HydroPEAK project in Norway is researching the interaction between wind and water power. As well as evaluating the current role of renewable energy in the European system today, it is also looking towards the future

Sustainable considerations
26 January, 2011
Lawrence Haas and Voradeth Phonekeo from the Mekong River Commission Secretariat give an insight into sustainable hydro development in the Lower Mekong River Basin [1]