HR Volume 35 Issue 8

Environmental
Minimizing Downstream Temperatures Through Modeling of Dam Operations
When Columbia River temperatures began threatening fish populations, the Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performed a study…
Dams and Civil Structures
ROV Inspection of the Intake Gate Shaft at Lower Baker
To ensure personnel safety and structural integrity, Puget Sound Energy decided to perform inspections of its Lower Baker gate shaft using a remotely operated v…
Asia and Oceania
Japanese Facility Joins Hydro Hall of Fame
The Miyashiro No. 1 hydro plant in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, contains the country’s oldest continuously operating turbinegenerator unit, featuring a 250-kW hori…
Canada
Expanding into the Future: GM Shrum Station Service Rehab
To ensure continued performance of its 2,830-MW GM Shrum Generating Station, BC Hydro embarked on a multi-year project to upgrade the plant that involved replac…
Dams and Civil Structures
Hydro Currents
The top hydroelectric power news for October 2016…
Business
Perspectives: The Rise of Video
I’m not sure exactly when the way we watch videos shifted so dramatically. But I do know that videos have gone from pure entertainment (although they still prov…
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HR Volume 35 Issue 8
Dam Safety and Security
R&D Forum
Marine Hydrokinetics