HRW Volume 25 Issue 1

While conditions in the tailraces of dams make studying fish telemetries difficult, new technologies employed at Brazil’s 66 MW Tres Marias project have given researchers a better insight into fish behavior and movement.

With significant technology research and pre-commercialization work ongoing in the marine and hydrokinetic energy industry, what will it take to get from here to full commercialization? The European Marine Energy Centre is involved in the answer to this question.

How do reservoir sedimentation and appropriate management techniques affect operations of dams and hydroelectric facilities? The authors cover the topic and provide illustrative case studies, including the 2,100 MW Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

HydroVision International is a great place to make connections to the hydro industry.

Dams and hydro plants as tourist destinations? Absolutely.