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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.
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 ...
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.
Rewind at Flatiron - International Water Power
WEBSep 11, 2009 · Flatiron is a three-unit power plant located on the lower end of the C-BT system of dams, reservoirs, tunnels, canals and power generation. Flatiron operates under an average net head of 322m, with an original nameplate capacity of 71.5MW. The power plant contains two main power-generating units and a …
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.
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:
Three Gorges Dam sets new annual power generation record for …
WEBJan 4, 2021 · China’s Three Gorges dam has set a new world record for annual power generation volume from a single hydropower station, operator China Three Gorges Corporation has announced. Clean electricity generation for all of 2020 reached 111.795 billion kilowatt-hours as of 12:00 pm Dec 31 at the world’s largest hydropower plant, surpassing the ...
Life-span of storage dams - International Water Power
WEBMar 3, 2010 · Life-span of dams and components. The service life of a well-designed, well-constructed and well-maintained and monitored embankment and concrete dams can easily reach 100 years. Hydromechanical elements such as gates and their motors have to be replaced after 30 to 50 years. The life-span of penstocks is 40 to 60 years (Figure 3).
Monitoring Ataturk dam - International Water Power
WEBOct 17, 2006 · The Atatürk dam is a zoned rockfill dam with a central core and is located on the Euphrates river (figure 1). The main features of the dam are as follows: Dam height – 170m; Crest length – 1670m; Crest level – 549m; Maximum base width – approx. 900m; Dam volume – 84 x 10 6 m 3; Reservoir volume – 48km 3; Installed capacity ...