The Carruthers Waterwheel - International Water Power
WEBJan 19, 2021 · New micro hydro technology is bringing electricity to rural communities around the world. The first waterwheel to be patented in 138 years, development of the innovative Carruthers Waterwheel ignores previous design assumptions and applies modern understanding of hydraulics and the basic laws of energy. Report by Dr Alexander Sancho and Dr Ekaterina McKenna
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Seoul leads tidal breakthrough - International Water Power
WEBSep 12, 2006 · The tidal power revolution has long been promised: a renewable form of energy that produces few greenhouse gas emissions and provides excellent energy security, but which can also be guaranteed to operate without interruption.
Biden-Harris Administration allocates record funds for …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Biden-Harris Administration allocates record funds for hydroelectric projects across 19 states. The Biden-Harris administration has unveiled its largest single investment in waterpower production in the US, allocating nearly $72 million to bolster hydropower facilities across the Nation as part of the Investing in America Agenda.
Three Gorges project operates at full capacity
WEBSep 10, 2021 · Three Gorges project operates at full capacity. China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) has announced that the Three Gorges Project – the world’s largest hydropower project – connected all of its 34 power units to the grid on August 30, achieving full-load operation for the first time in 2021 with a total output of 22.5GW.
Chinese investment in African hydro - International Water Power
WEBNov 6, 2009 · China is developing a series of major dam projects in Africa, including the Bui dam in Ghana and Tekeze project in Ethiopia. Neil Ford investigates the strategy behind these new developments
an engineering achievement - International Water Power
WEBAug 10, 2010 · Standing at 285m high, Switzerland’s Grande Dixence dam boasts the title of being the world’s highest gravity dam. This engineering feat is also described as the jewel in the crown of the Grande Dixence complex which harnesses the vast hydro potential of a unique glacial basin covering 350km2.
Behind the gate - International Water Power
WEBDec 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.
How rotomoulding changed safety and debris control forever
WEBApr 2, 2020 · How rotomoulding changed safety and debris control forever. IWP&DC spoke with Paul Meeks of Worthington Waterway Barriers and discovered how log booms went from environmentally unfriendly pressure treated lumber that was heavy, costly and difficult to work with to lightweight, durable, highly visible and cost effective designs thanks to rotationally molded plastics
Sardar Sarovar: the story so far - International Water Power
WEBMay 15, 2001 · After almost a decade of turmoil with the environmentalists, a comparative peace reigns at the Sardar Sarovar dam site in Gujarat, India. Construction activity resumed in October 2000 and the height of the dam is being raised from 88m (the height achieved when work was stopped five years ago) to reach the project height of …