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From powering homes and industries to leading climate action, waterpower is the backbone of Canada's sustainable energy future
5 World News World achieves historic 30%
renewable electricity milestone; Africa boosts hydro capacity by 2GW in 2023, yet significant gap persists
features 10 14 22 10 Spotlight
Inaki Ezpeleta explains how wear coatings can be tailored to provide site-specific resistance to erosion and cavitation
Classified
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Contacts
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North America 12
Canada's Blue Giant Matthew Perry at Waterpower Canada, explains how the country is generating waves in green energy
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Powering on Hydropower continues to prove its worth across the US industry
Powering progress Delving into the rich history and expertise of Kleinschmidt Associates
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Innovations and insights News and stories from exhibitors set to showcase at HydroVision International 2024 in Denver
36 Small hydro
26 Taking pivotal steps Small hydro is playing a starring role across Egypt, India, Mexico, Nigeria and the UK.
Civil
engineering
29 The next generation Detailing the development of rock-filled concrete dam technology
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Record-breaking dam removal
Small dam removals are continuing across Europe in an effort to restore river connectivity. Dam Removal Europe gives an update on progress in its recent report
Survey &
investigation 32
34 Tailings dam monitoring
Canary Systems explains how it takes an integrated approach to data integration and risk management when monitoring tailings dams
36 The Mighty Mekong
The Mekong Dam Monitor’s annual report provides a unique insight into the impact of dams on the natural flow of the Mekong River. The report strives to improve understanding of the river’s course, provides policy recommendations for planners and practitioners, as well as pointing to gaps in research
Digital twins 4 Tailings Dams
Maral Bayaraa from the University of Oxford provides information on Digital Twins 4 Tailings Dams, a satellite-based early warning system to monitor the stability of tailings storage facilities, preventing potential catastrophic failures
Wave and tidal power 38
Newcastle University and the University of Edinburgh are collaborating on a project to demonstrate the advantages of using electric power technologies in wave energy converters.
Electric dreams for wave power
Next issue Sustainable hydropower developments; new innovations; erosion and
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