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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

Solar stays afloat
04 October, 2023
French company Ciel & Terre shares its experience and expertise with floating solar projects. One of its many projects was the 1MWp Sobradinho plant in Brazil which was part of a research and development programme initiated by the Brazilian government in 2016 to increase energy production at the site.

US Department of Energy invests $6.3 million to enhance environmentally sustainable hydropower and protect fish populations
20 September, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced funding exceeding $6.3 million is to be allocated to six research and development projects focused on the advancement of fish passage and protection technologies, ultimately reducing the environmental impact of hydropower on aquatic ecosystems.

Biden-Harris Administration commits over $13 million to boost hydropower expansion
08 September, 2023
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled an investment of more than $13 million in seven research and development projects aimed at advancing hydropower as a pivotal source of clean energy, in alignment with President Biden's "Investing in America" agenda. This funding, facilitated by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is set to propel technologies for power generation at non-powered dams while accelerating the growth of pumped storage hydropower (PSH).

Electric Truck Hydropower
14 June, 2022
Julian David Hunt, from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, explains how electric truck hydropower could be a more flexible alternative to hydropower in mountainous regions.

New hydro technology developed for mountainous regions
07 March, 2022
An international team of researchers has developed new hydropower technology based on electric trucks that could provide a flexible solution for electricity generation in mountainous regions.

Key to reliable renewables
10 December, 2021
Decarbonisation of the global energy system is key to tackling climate change. However, without sufficient long duration energy storage to provide reliability for intermittent renewables such as wind and solar power, the success of the clean energy transition could be at risk. As the International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower highlights, pumped storage has an increasingly important role to play in the years ahead. Suzanne Pritchard reports

XFLEX HYDRO progress report
04 January, 2021
New report explores hydro’s role in delivering a renewable and flexible power system

Mini submersible robot successfully inspects NYPA power transformer
28 January, 2020
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced it has successfully piloted a robotic technology that can navigate inside a power transformer to effectively identify any operational issues while reducing unplanned down time and reducing risk to personnel.

Technologies selected to receive US DOE funds
04 November, 2019
Technologies that could help advance the marine and hydrokinetics industry and increase hydropower’s ability to serve as a flexible grid resource are set to benefit from up to $24.9 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE), with the department announcing its selections for the funds at the end of October.

The modern dam engineer
15 February, 2018
Like many industries, the dam industry is influenced by both internal and external factors which can prompt change. IWP&DC was interested in finding out if such elements have affected the engineer’s working life when inspecting dams. We asked members of the industry for their own thoughts about the role of the modern dam engineer: Has this changed in recent years? Are engineers faced with increased challenges? And will this role continue to evolve?

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.

There is no other industry like it
14 April, 2015
For almost 24 years the same executive director has served at the National Hydropower Association (NHA) in the US. It is rare for one individual to be at the helm of any successful organisation for such a length of time, and it is indeed even rarer for that individual to be a woman. Suzanne Pritchard spoke with Linda Church Ciocci from the NHA about her vast experience of working in the hydropower industry.

Schottel Hydro launches new turbine, introduces new MD
23 February, 2015
Schottel Hydro, a subsidiary of the Schottel Group, has announced the appointment of Niels Alexander Lange as Managing Director of the recently founded company, while also announcing the launch of the Schottel Instream Turbine (SIT), designed to harvest hydrokinetic energy for commercial projects at a reasonable cost.

Power list: who will infuence the hydropower sector in 2014?
25 March, 2014
Who will be helping to shape the hydropower industry in 2014? The editorial team at IWP&DC reveals a list of the people we think will have major influence on the market this year.

Robotic inspections
13 December, 2013
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is developing robotic technology for the inspection of vertical structures, including dam walls.

Hydrokinetic power could provide 3% of annual US power demand, says EPRI
13 February, 2013
A recent project to map and assess hydrokinetic resources in rivers of the continental US has found that these undeveloped resources could provide 3% of the nation’s annual use of electricity, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has announced.

A modern approach
17 January, 2013
Ing Bryscejn Milan presents details on the construction and modernization of hydropower plants on the river Labe in the Czech Republic

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
26 December, 2012

Central Research Institute of Electric Power
26 December, 2012