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Michigan dam failures prompt re-assessment of safety Dam safety in the US state of Michigan was thrown into the spotlight after the failure of Edenville and Sanford Dams during May 2020.
Indian insights IWP&DC spoke with Devendra Kumar Sharma, Vice President of the International Commission on Large Dams, and President of the Indian Committee on Large Dams, about current and future...
Satellite technology for dam monitoring A recent webinar organised by Rezatec and AssetLife Alliance showed dam owners and operators how new proven technologies can help prioritise maintenance and upgrade works;...
Towards more fish-friendly hydropower plants Over the course of the EU project “FIThydro”, research and industry partners studied the ecological impact of hydropower plants. ETH Zurich’s Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology...
Complex engineering challenge Numerous hydroelectric plants include headrace tunnels that are approaching elevated ages, and in some cases, have been operating beyond their originally envisaged design life. Dean...
Tunnel vision at Snowy 2.0 Ben Chapman, a Tunnel Engineer at the Snowy 2.0 Project in Australia, gives an update on project progress.
Hybrid hydro Recent research has focused on the potential of hybrid hydropower systems to incorporate both wind and solar power.
The Carruthers Waterwheel New micro hydro technology is bringing electricity to rural communities around the world. The first waterwheel to be patented in 138 years, development of the innovative...
Evolution of the digital twin Andrew Young, Vice President of Project Engineering and Service Delivery at Akselos, gives an insight into the evolution of the digital twin technology and its application in the...
Redefining border lines IWP&DC gives an update on Mekong River developments, plus new research which looks at the importance of subnational river borders.
An unprecedented year 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.
XFLEX HYDRO progress report New report explores hydro’s role in delivering a renewable and flexible power system
Untapping potential A recent webinar looked at the prospects for hydropower development and modernisation across Central Asia and the Caspian region
Hydropower modernisation drivers in Latin America and Africa 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...
Powered by women Women could be the much-needed catalyst to drive Nepal’s hydropower sector into the future with clearly targeted policies and practices to improver gender equality and diversity. ...
Harnessing hydropower in Malaysia Malaysia has relatively abundant hydropower resources, albeit unevenly distributed among the different parts of the country, with heavier concentrations in Sabah and Sarawak. The...
Do we need NEED? The authors of new research say that it might be impossible to fathom the magnitude of the threat that global mean sea level rise poses. In an effort to protect over 25 million...
Better and greener - including sustainable hydropower In an effort to encourage countries to include sustainable hydropower development in their Covid-19 recovery plans, the World Bank recently hosted a virtual conference with a host...
Future-proof industrial security Waterfall Security Solutions says that the challenge of securing safe, reliable and continuous operation of hydropower control, protection and safety networks from cyber threats...
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