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WEBSocietal polarisation and the hydropower industry: Navigating complex waters. While hydropower offers significant environmental and economic benefits, it also poses substantial social and ecological challenges. More Risks. Misinformation and disinformation. Cyber insecurity. Inflation. Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. Economic downturn.
Spotlight on pumped storage - International Water Power
WEBAug 11, 2011 · Spotlight on pumped storage. Pumped storage hydropower activity is increasing in the US, alongside demands for renewable energy. Engineering firm MWH Global has provided specialized expertise worldwide in this area for more than 50 years. Here are highlights of some of the largest and most recent project developments. Staff Writer August 11, 2011.
Sardar Sarovar: the story so far - International Water Power
WEBMay 15, 2001 · Sardar Sarovar will start paying off the rich dividend for the effort and investment made in this project over a long period of time. As far as progress at the dam site is concerned excavation is 99% and concreting 86% complete. The canal head power house is completed and the river bed power house is at an advanced stage.
Mekong Dam Monitor: Providing a Picture of How Dams Impact …
WEBJul 13, 2022 · Mekong Dam Monitor data reveal impacts of upstream dams and point to ways transboundary cooperation can improve downstream outcomes during times of drought and crisis. Brian Eyler, Alan Basist, Regan Kwan, Courtney Weatherby and Claude Williams give more details.
The Carruthers Waterwheel - International Water Power
WEBJan 19, 2021 · The first waterwheel to be patented in 138 years, Carruthers Wheel is truly innovative, producing electricity from waterfalls and rivers with less than five metres drop. This was previously deemed unviable and unprofitable because of the high cost of turbines for small bodies of water. The Carruthers Wheel ignores previous design assumptions ...
Montem Resources gives update on Tent Mountain renewable …
WEBCarrieann Stocks December 8, 2021. Montem Resources Limited has provided an update on its planned Tent Mountain Renewable Energy Complex (TM-REX) in Alberta, Canada, which includes plans for a 320MW pumped storage project. The company said that a Steering Committee, chaired by experienced Canadian power industry executive Will Bridge, has been ...
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WEB2024 World Hydropower Outlook launched in Southeast Asia as IHA opens regional office. The International Hydropower Association (IHA) has launched the 2024 World Hydropower Outlook in Southeast Asia, coinciding with the inauguration of…. Carrieann Stocks. News.
Pumped storage: powering a sustainable future
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Pumped storage provides a ‘load’ when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, and it also provides a reliable and immediate source of dispatchable energy when the available renewable generation can’t meet demand. By pumping the water uphill when generation exceeds demand, the pumped storage scheme is essentially ‘storing’ energy ...
A world first for Clyde Dam - International Water Power
WEBNov 25, 2021 · The Clyde Dam. The Clyde Dam is the largest concrete dam in New Zealand and was constructed in the 1980s to a design PGA of 0.54g (Officers of the New Zealand Geological Survey, 1983). It is responsible for about 6% of New Zealand’s power generation. Construction of the dam was not without major challenges, namely:
New tunnel to optimize hydro potential at Niagara
WEBMay 27, 2009 · New tunnel to optimize hydro potential at Niagara. Ontario Power Generation’s Niagara tunnel project includes the planning, design and construction of a 10.2km long, 12.7m internal diameter tunnel and associated facilities to divert an additional 500m3/sec of water from the Niagara river upstream from the Horseshoe Falls to the existing Sir Adam Beck generating stations near Queenston.
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