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DCN Divin's saturation system (SAT-03) and heavy lift barge (300 ton crane) supporting hyperbaric operations at Ituango dam in Colombia
5 World News
Ontario and First Nations plan new hydroelectric projects; CorPower Ocean and NTNU partner on AI-driven wave energy project
features 12 14 16 20 10 Spotlight
Europe’s first siphon-fed hydro turbine has been installed at
Scottish Water’s Whiteadder Reservoir
Classified
40 42
Contacts
26
People 8
Africa 12
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People on the move Recent appointments
Airwave bridges the skills gap
Airwave’s AI platform brings decades of knowledge into the hands of the next generation
African snapshots A look at mega dam projects in Ethiopia and small dam failures in Sudan
Innovations and challenges in LHWP Phase II
Showcasing modern tunnelling practices
Workforce development
38
16 The ripple effect Addressing workforce challenges
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All kitted out Highlighting the Hydropower Knowledge Sharing and Succession Planning Toolkit
Digitalisation 24
How digital tools are transforming operations
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Digitalised solutions Innovative advances
Off grid but never alone Revolutionising lone worker safety in the hydro industry.
Projects 30
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Unlocking distributed hydropower
IWP&DC learns more about InPipe Energy’s scalable solution for pressure recovery
Smarter hydro through software
Condition monitoring 34
New paradigms for tailings dam monitoring
How integrating strain and seismic sensing with fibre optics can help monitor the performance of tailings dams
Design 36
Rebuilding underwater: the hidden engineering of the Ituango Dam
Exploring the complex underwater rehabilitation efforts to restore Colombia’s flagship energy infrastructure
Q&A 38
Out in the cold Insight into cold weather impacts on dams
KGSI strengthens US presence
KGS Group International Inc is driving innovation and local engagement.
Next issue Encouraging the future leaders of the hydropower industry; fish passage solutions; sediment abrasion research; modernisation work at dams @waterpowermag
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