How engineers tackled major challenges to deliver US’s largest ACRD dam on schedule

With Chimney Hollow reservoir’s main construction works now complete, NCE examines the way this unusual type of dam for the US was constructed and the various obstacles the project team had to overcome. The post How engineers tackled major challenges to deliver US’s largest ACRD dam on schedule appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

United Utilities names reservoir contractors

United Utilities has chosen eight civil engineering contractors to carry out work on its reservoirs over the next 10 years.

23 firms win Wessex Water minor works deal

Five-year D&B framework covers plant upgrades, reservoirs and pipeline renewals

Reclamation and HydroForecast: Pioneering AI in water and hydropower management

Upstream Tech has been awarded a Bureau of Reclamation contract to bring AI river forecasts to the West In this major commercial milestone, Upstream Tech is deploying advanced AI-driven streamflow forecasting across some of the nation’s most essential river basins, dams, and reservoirs. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), recognized as the largest water wholesaler in […]

​AtkinsRéalis, Mace and T&T sign £1bn delivery partner agreement with Anglian Water

Firms will deliver two reservoirs among other projects over next 15 years

CNBC - What Is The Future Of Hydropower, 28052022

Hydropower is the world’s largest source of renewable energy, yet we don’t hear much about it. That’s in part because hydropower generation in the US has remained relatively steady for decades, but internationally its been growing rapidly, especially in China. That growth has some environmentalists concerned as dams and reservoirs disrupt the surrounding ecosystems and can create C02 and methane emissions: Hydropower generation is threatened as climate-driven droughts become increasingly common