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Historic Paris agreement on climate change
An historic agreement to combat climate change was agreed by 195 nations in Paris at COP21 on 12 December. The agreement’s main aim is to ensure that global temperature rise is kept well below 2 degrees Celsius this century.
Black & Veatch selected to work on Boone Dam remediation
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has selected Black & Veatch as engineer of record responsible for the design and quality assurance of remediation work taking place at the Boone Dam on the South Holston River in Tennessee, US.
Cumbria floods: The impact of climate change on flood risk management
Six years after record-breaking rainfall over the Cumbria fells, the north-west area of England has again been subjected to extreme rainfall that has led to widespread flooding. The question that everyone seems to want an answer to is: what role has climate change has played in these extreme rainfall events? David Ramsbottom from HR Wallingford considers the impact of climate change on flooding, and shares his views on the flood management strategies we need to adopt to make UK communities more flood resilient.
EMEC recovers sub-sea monitoring system
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has successfully recovered its novel Integrated Monitoring Pod following months of transmitting real-time data feeds from the seabed at the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, Scotland.
Milestone achievements for Cape Sharp Tidal
Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture between Emera and OpenHydro, has completed two significant milestone operations in preparation for the next phase of its tidal energy demonstration project. As well as launching its deployment barge, subsea power cable installation was completed while holding position over Cape Sharp Tidal’s berth site at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia in Canada.
Voith establishes new Digital Solutions group division
The Voith Group has established a new division called Voith Digital Solutions. The new unit will consolidate all of the group’s know-how in the field of the digital transformation known as Industrie 4.0. The unit’s focus will be on the development of new digital business models for sectors that already exist today as well as for completely new sectors which are not yet being served. Dr. Roland Münch, who has been CEO of the Voith Hydro Group Division up until now, will become CEO of the new Group Division. Dr. Münch’s successor as Head of Voith’s hydropower division will be Uwe Wehnhardt.
ASDSO marks tenth anniversary of Missouri Dam failure
“The tenth anniversary of the Taum Sauk dam failure serves as a reminder of the very real need for constant vigilance in dam safety,” says Lori Spragens, Executive Director of the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) in the US.
NH CleanTech and Granite State Hydro form new alliance
The New Hampshire CleanTech Council (NHCTC) and Granite State Hydropower Association (GSHA) in the US have announced a new alliance for collaboration on critical issues facing New Hampshire’s energy landscape.
Decisive role for Toshiba in Indian hydro sector
In a recent interview with The Economic Times of India, Kenji Urai, Managing Director of Toshiba India Private, spoke about the company’s plans in India. He says that hydro has an important role in helping to supplement the country’s coal based generation capacity while the longevity of hydropower equipment is viewed as being his company’s major USP. Furthermore Toshiba management’s vision, to create innovative technologies in harmony with human lives, is resonated by the hydro business’ same philosophy of providing a safe, secure and comfortable life through the generation of electricity, the company’s MD added.
Small hydro to help power Kenyan tea production
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has signed a US$55M loan agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme, the French Development Institution (Proparco), and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO). The loan will fund construction of seven small hydropower projects across tea growing regions.