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Tunnelling technology is driving ambitious hydropower projects. showcasing engineering innovation and renewable energy solutions
5 World News
World Bank approves $350 million grant for Rogun hydropower plant; Coire Glas project achieves key development milestone
features 10 14 18 24 10 Spotlight
Italy balances dam rehabilitation and innovation to sustain aging infrastructure and support modern sustainability goals
Classified
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Contacts
29
Spotlight 12
Finance
Expanding capacity Preformed Windings’ opens new Sheffield facility
AI & digital twins 14
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Doubling up Embracing digital twin technology
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AI solutions for risk management
Spotlight on Synectics' Synergy DETECT
Tunnelling
20 Tunnelling into the future
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Herrenknecht's tunnelling expertise highlights challenges and rewards
22
Swiss tour of duty Swiss insights improve Alaska’s Lowell Creek flood project
24 Accounting for finance IWP&DC traces how investment is taking shape across the hydropower industry
Sustainable hydropower 29
Tidal energy 34
Riding the tides of change
Spiralis Energy's tidal innovation offers sustainable, predictable, eco-friendly power, complementing renewable energy solutions
Introducing The Hydro Academy
Hydro Academy bridges hydropower knowledge gaps through training
30 The global voice
Eddie Rich of the IHA explains why sustainable hydropower is crucial for energy transition, climate resilience, and water management
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Energyfish: river- powered revolution
Innovative, eco-friendly micro hydropower solution harnesses rivers for sustainable, decentralized renewable energy
Civil works 37
Filling up at Site C BC Hydro has completed the filling of the Site C reservoir, marking a pivotal milestone in the construction of the province's third hydroelectric generating station
Workforce development
38 Hydropower workforce investment
A $1 million initiative aims to recruit, train, and empower the next generation of US professionals to drive hydropower forward
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