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Significant amounts of water are needed in almost all energy generation processes, from generating hydropower, to cooling and other purposes in thermal power plants, to extracting and processing
The 900MW Nant de Drance pumped storage power plant is currently under construction in the Swiss canton of Valais, with completion planned in 2017. Machines from Herrenknecht are
IWP&DC spoke with James Colebourn and Hazel Parsons about why and how they embarked on a career in hydropower. Both are young engineers working at Gilkes in the
Pumped storage projects are making the news internationally, with new projects planned or in development in a range of countries. Recent projects have been announced across Europe, including
Freeman’s Reach in Durham City is on course to become the UK’s first city centre development incorporating a hydropower generator following the installation of a new turbine. An
The University of Edinburgh in Scotland has announced it has inaugurated a world-class testing facility for marine energy devices. The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility, which is managed
Hydropower and ocean powered technologies have been listed in the European Union’s latest funding programme for research and innovation. IWP&DC gives more details about Horizon 2020. Described as
Australian wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power’s recently established UK subsidiary has won a $110,000 grant from the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme to support development of it
Located on the boundary between the Northern and Brong Ahafo Regions, Ghana’s second largest hydroelectric generating station was commissioned by the country’s President, John Dramani Mahama, in December
Scotland’s energy minister Fergus Ewing has revealed that the world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine has begun exporting electricity to the local grid, while also announcing millions of