How protection systems help in avoiding dam failures and incidents
Dams, which perform several vital functions, including generation of electricity, are relatively sizeable civil engineering structures; therefore, they…
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Fortum installs hydraulic Fishheart fishway at Finnish hydropower plant
12 Jan 22The hydraulic Fishheart fishway is a Finnish innovation enabling fish to migrate past obstacles. European energy company Fortum…
Collaborative Nile dam management to support trust between Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt
10 Jan 22Egypt’s water, energy, food, and economic system is linked to the Nile streamflow, which provides around 90% of…
Former PMs share views on need for pumped storage
06 Jan 22On the opening day of the World Hydropower Congress 2021, the International Hydropower Association brought together two former…
Sustainable hydropower investments to help achieve net zero emissions
03 Jan 22As part of its commitments, the hydropower industry has issued a new manifesto for change which outlines how…
Pumped storage hydropower – A key to reliable renewables
22 Dec 21As the International Forum on Pumped Storage Hydropower highlights, pumped storage has an increasingly important role to play…
Modernising Africa’s ageing hydropower fleet
20 Dec 21Setting the advantages of hydropower and brownfield projects against Africa’s ageing and run-down hydropower fleet, the African Development…
A challenging feat of engineering: The Ulu Jelai project
13 Dec 21SMEC, a multidisciplinary and professional services engineering firm, shares details on its decade long involvement in Malaysia’s 372MW…
Automated solutions for future giants
13 Dec 21Pemamek is providing automated multi-layer welding technologies that can significantly increase manufacturing productivity
Plotting a path to better dam safety at SJWD
08 Dec 21Aging assets, climate change and creeping urbanisation is increasing both the risks and consequences of failure for dam…