PennWell’s Hydro Group offers many avenues to keep abreast of news and activities affecting hydroelectric power throughout the world.
Magazine — HydroWorld.com is the website for Hydro Review magazine. Hydro Reviewcovers the global hydroelectric industry.
You can view magazine content at www.hydroworld.com/index/current-issue-index.html.
You can subscribe to the magazine at www.hydroworld.com/index/subscribe-magazines.html. There is a charge to receive the print version, but the digital version is FREE and comes directly to your email inbox.
HydroWorld Weekly E-Newsletter – We provide a FREE electronic newsletter each Tuesday. HydroWorld Weekly contains information the week’s top news, with links leading directly to the full stories on the website.
A subscription to this enewsletter is free at www.hydroworld.com/newsletter.html.
Hydro Headlines Video Newscast — On a weekly basis, the hydro team covers some of the top news stories in the Hydro Headlines Video Newscast. This can be found on the right side of the HydroWorld.com homepage and also in the HydroWorld Weekly E-Newsletter.
Waterpower Hydro Basics course – If you are new to hydropower or need to get up to speed quickly on this field, check out the Waterpower Hydro Basics course.
This two-day course, co-located with HydroVision International, is organized by the Hydro Training Institute. This institute is a group of people in the industry who realize there’s an urgent need to provide basic information about the various aspects of hydro to individuals who are new to the market.
You can learn more about this course at www.hydroevent.com.
Bookstore – PennWell offers an online bookstore with several resources on hydropower. Books include:
– The Guide to Hydropower Mechanical Design
– Hydro Plant Electrical Systems
– Hydro Wheels: A Guide to Maintaining and Improving Hydro Units- Hydro Plant Electrical Systems
– Three CDs from the International Energy Agency (IEA) featuring guidelines for upgrading turbines, generators and controls
The bookstore is at http://www.pennwellbooks.com/categories/power-generation-distribution/alternative-energy-renewables.html, or you can link to it through the HydroWorld.com home page. Just hover your pointer over the Home tab at left and a drop-down menu will appear with Bookstore near the top.
Hydro Library – here’s a resource on the HydroWorld.com site that you may not be aware of. The Hydro Library contains a variety of valuable reference documents. These include materials from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Electric Power Research Institute.
The library is at www.hydroworld.com/index/hydro-library.html. To connect to the library, you can also hover your cursor over the Home tab on www.hydroworld.com and find it in the dropdown list.
