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Facing facts on North American hydro
11 August, 2011
Two recently published reports provide a detailed insight into US and Canadian hydropower industry development

Banking on support from the IDB
30 June, 2011
The Inter-American Development Bank is providing a US$700M loan for the largest energy efficiency project ever undertaken in Latin America. Alejandro Melandri gives an insight into why the bank is keen to support refurbishment of Venezuela’s Guri project, and others like it.

Southern surge
30 June, 2011
Large and small hydropower developments are pushing ahead across Latin America with much cross-border and wider international participation, reports Patrick Reynolds.

CFRD project update
30 June, 2011
A number of new hydro projects featuring concrete faced rockfill dams are under development worldwide. Here we provide a brief update on five selected projects

Going full circle
20 May, 2011
George Annandale from Golder Associates discusses the prudent use of water resources through sustainable management of associated infrastructure. He explains how a circular style of thinking is now necessary to manage sedimentation effectively

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

Multiple challenges
21 February, 2011
Hydro projects recently completed or underway in Latin America and Asia show tunnelling challenges in various combinations of scale, layout and ground. Report by Patrick Reynolds

Water flow monitoring aids fish passage
21 February, 2011
System level monitoring and water flow rates automated through OPC server monitors with added alarm systems aided in the safe passage upstream for the American eel at the St. Lawrence-FDR power project in North America