CDPQ buys stake in First Hydro - International Water Power
Sep 24, 2024 · CDPQ, a global investment group, has announced an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in UK company First Hydro from Brookfield Asset Management and its partners, including Brookfield Renewable.
A powerful 50 years at Niagara - International Water Power
Apr 15, 2011 · ‘An outstanding engineering achievement and a happy example of teamwork and cooperation between private and public enterprises’ – these were the words used to describe the Niagara Power Project by John F. Kennedy, US President during the launch of first power at the largest hydroelectric facility in New York State on 10 February 1961.
Behind the gate - International Water Power
Dec 10, 2008 · • The storage capacity of dams • The discharge capacity of spillways • The flood-control characteristics of dams • River flood management. Fusegates may be installed during construction of new dams or on existing dams.
Wave and tidal energy: key to net zero future
Sep 16, 2024 · Wave and tidal energy: key to net zero future. IWP&DC delves into the state of wave and tidal energy developments worldwide, highlighting groundbreaking projects, technological advancements, and the challenges that must be overcome.
Ensuring dam safety with advanced monitoring systems
Sep 18, 2024 · Dams are crucial in water management, irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control. However, their failure can have devastating consequences, including loss of life, economic damage, and environmental harm.
Small hydro: powering local energy solutions
Nov 14, 2024 · Small hydro: powering local energy solutions. Small hydropower projects are making waves across the globe, offering innovative and sustainable energy solutions for local communities, agriculture, and industries.
Harnessing AI to transform hydropower - International Water Power
Sep 24, 2024 · Harnessing AI to transform hydropower. Janice Goodenough, CEO of HYDROGRID, offers valuable insights into the transformative role of AI and machine learning in hydropower management.
New push for pumped storage to power renewables
Oct 29, 2024 · “Without accelerated development of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) the transition to renewables will falter, and fail,” Malcolm Turnbull, President of the International hydropower Association (IHA) said.
Dam Engineering - International Water Power
Dam Engineering is an international journal which includes the publication of fully reviewed quantitative papers on all aspects of the planning, design, construction and maintenance of reservoirs, dams and barrages, and scientific aspects of the design, analysis and modelling of dams and associated structures.. An independent journal first published in January 1990, with a well-respected board ...
Snowy 2.0 construction update: key progress reported
Nov 19, 2024 · The Snowy 2.0 pumped storage hydro project has reached a significant milestone, with one of three tunnel boring machines (TBM), Lady Eileen Hudson, now two-thirds of the way through its second tunnel excavation.