Small hydro showcase
Organised by the European Small Hydro Association, the Hidroenergia 2002 conference brought together specialists in the field of…
Analysis
Back to the future
04 Aug 02Water wheels are generally perceived as being inefficient energy converters which belong to the past, with no role…
Time for change?
04 Aug 02The issue of licensing hydro plants has long been a topic of intense debate in the US. At…
Can strategic assessment help?
04 Aug 02Lee Doran from ESG International takes the example of Uganda's Victoria Nile when looking at river basin development
Responding to the demands of EPC contracts
04 Aug 02Using examples from South America, Bayardo Materon looks at recent developments in the design and construction of modern…
Updating hydro in El Salvador
04 Aug 02Rehabilitation work was undertaken at the 15MW Guajoyo hydro power plant in El Salvador to help maintain safe…
Pumped up power plans for Morocco
04 Aug 02At the Afourir project in Morocco, an existing hydroelectric plant and storage reservoir will become part of a…
Experiencing the Teton dam failure
04 Aug 02In the second of our series of two articles looking at the Teton dam failure, Leo A Busch…
Canada flies the flag for ICOLD
04 Aug 02Tony Rosato, vice-president of SNC Lavalin's energy division in Canada, looks at the financing of dam projects worldwide…
UK
05 Jul 02VA Tech Transmission and Distribution has won two contracts worth E39 million for equipment for the planned Immingham combined heat