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Advanced, automated dam monitoring integrates sensors and data analysis to enhance safety, compliance, efficiency, and design improvement
5 World News CEA outlines transmission master
plan for 76GW of hydro and pumped
storage in Brahmaputra Basin; Canada invests in new hydropower
features 13 14 18 22
10 Spotlight The Hydropower Market Game
teaches students and professionals real-world hydropower operations through interactive simulation
Classified
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Contacts
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People 8
Faces of the sector Moves and shakers in the industry
Modelling 13
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Multipurpose projects
22 Integrated dams, sustainable futures
Global studies highlight the benefits of multipurpose reservoirs
Data revives Ukraine’s rivers
Satellite data enables modelling of hydropower amidst conflict
Erosion 14
Condition monitoring
24 Next -generation dam monitoring insights
Dispersive behaviour Report from a recent British Dams Society seminar on Internal erosion in clayey soils.
16 Taking erosion seriously
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Why erosion control really matters for earthen dam safety
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Getting worn out Some of the latest research offers insights into how the industry is tackling soil erosion
How the right monitoring solution enables dam operators to ensure safety, meet regulatory requirements, and improve engineering designs
Underground dams 26
34 The rise of underground dams
Underground dam construction can offer a potential way forwards in the quest to source sustainable water supplies when demands are increasing due to the pressure of population growth and climate change
Hydro policy 36
Powering progress through policy
Engineering Himalayan headrace tunnels with TBMs
Dean Brox details the technical, logistical, and operational challenges faced for successful TBM deployment in extreme mountainous terrain
The impact of policy shifts and regulatory action is being felt across the hydropower sector – from Nepal and India to Australia and the US – as governments grapple with investment risk, project delays, and the urgent need for coherent frameworks to deliver reliable, renewable power
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Powering the future The British Hydropower Association explains how policy reform can unlock the full potential of UK hydropower
Next issue Spotlight on Australasia; innovations in turbine and generator technology;
seismic safety measures for hydropower projects; cybersecurity and dams ; @waterpowermag
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