The Carruthers Waterwheel - International Water Power
Jan 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 ...
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Societal 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.
Three Gorges project operates at full capacity
Sep 10, 2021 · 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. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, China.
Pumped storage: powering a sustainable future
Nov 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 ...
The infinite turbine - International Water Power
Aug 10, 1999 · The infinite turbine. By introducing variable pitched blades, Viktor Kaplan’s design made it possible for a single turbine to offer high efficiency over a range of loads, and 80 years after its debut, the Kaplan turbine still has attractive characteristics. Janet Wood reports. Staff Writer August 10, 1999. Share this article.
The tiger’s tale - International Water Power
Dec 13, 2013 · The patented Tiger Dam system is rugged, stable and durable. The tubes can be joined and configured in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and around obstacles, from 15m to unlimited kilometers in length and from 0.45m to 10m in height. The system is modular and simple to use, easily connected and engineered to be stacked.
Concrete solutions: strengthening America’s dams
Oct 11, 2023 · S&T chose to work on this effort because water poses very challenging and complex situations for concrete. What works for aging water infrastructure like dams and levees, most likely would work for dry-land concrete-based infrastructure like bridges and buildings. This initial use case could become the catalyst for an entire research agenda.
Sardar Sarovar: the story so far - International Water Power
May 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.
President Museveni inaugurates Karuma, Uganda's largest power …
Oct 14, 2024 · President Yoweri Museveni has officially inaugurated the Karuma hydropower plant, Uganda’s largest power generation facility. Located on the Kyoga Nile River, about 270 kilometers north of Kampala, the plant has a capacity of 600MW, generated by six turbines. The new facility, inaugurated on 26 September 2024, boosts Uganda’s power ...
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. Engie, the majority shareholder, holds the remaining 75% of First Hydro. First Hydro operates two power plants located in Dinorwig and Ffestiniog, Wales ...