Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sitting discretely in the Monadhliath Mountains, at 100 MW the Glendoe hydroelectric scheme is not large in comparison with many of the world's hydropower installations. Indeed, tucked...
Professionals in dam design, construction, maintenance and hydroelectric generation will be offered a series of educational seminars, tours of Japanese hydro facilities and a trade exhibition during the International Commission on Large Dams' 80th Annual...
Accompanying the significant new hydro development activity underway in India, a great deal of tunnelling work is in process. Tunnelling to develop hydro projects in India can be challenging for several reasons. One example is the potential to encounter...
Editor's note: Kaplan turbines were designed in the 1910s by Austrian professor Viktor Kaplan to provide a turbine technology that could more efficiently generate power at low-head sites. Kaplans are propeller-type turbines with adjustable blades that...
A great deal can change in 20 years, with companies, governments and even whole industries emerging or vanishing over that period. Take, for example, the internet. As ubiquitous as...
Dams are considered critical infrastructure under International Humanitarian Law because of the massive effect a breach or failure could have on the population and environment. For example, the failure of South Fork Dam in 1889 caused more than 2,200...
The 2.3 MW Paul Wilson Station now operating in New Zealand is one of the few hydro facilities in the country to be privately financed, developed and operated. The developers began working on the project in 2007, and it was commissioned in September 2010...
With power demand in Russia and the neighboring Caucasus region experiencing long-term growth, the pressure is on to secure new sources of sustainable energy. One of the fastest ways...
The involvement of multi-national banking institutions is critical to the completion and modernization of hydroelectric projects, particularly in the developing world. This article...
