Table of ContentsCover StoryRehabilitation: HooverThe unit control upgrade under way at the 2,074-MW Hoover Dam hydroelectric plant has produced significant benefits.
ArticlesDam Safety: Review of Geophysical Methods to Detect Seepage and Internal Erosion in Embankment DamsSeveral non-intrusive geophysical methods are available to facilitate early detection of seepage, piping, and internal erosion in embankment dams.
HydroVision Preview: Ocean/Tidal/Stream Power: The Road to CommercializationOcean, tidal and stream hydrokinetic energy is one of ten tracks being offered at HydroVision International 2010.
HydroVision Preview: Asset Management: A Delicate Balance with Many MastersHydropower asset managers face numerous, often competing, challenges as they lead their companies' efforts to keep their plants reliable, modernized, and cost-effective.
Asset Management: Experience with Sustainability ReportingCanadian utility Hydro-Quebec uses sustainability reporting to disclose its economic, environmental, and social performance.
Technology Overview: Wave and Tidal Power Development StatusGreat potential exists for wave and tidal power development.
Personnel: Promoting Careers in Dam Engineering and SafetyFinding qualified candidates for positions requiring knowledge of dam engineering and safety continues to be difficult.
DepartmentsPerspectives: Hydro and Job CreationThere's lots of talk these days about job creation, especially in the context of a clean energy economy.
Breaking News: Hydro CurrentsU.S. President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2011 budget requests for hydro-related government agencies and ocean energy research were announced.
From the Hydro LibraryInformation keeps the hydroelectric industry advancing.
Sticky Wickets: Solving Vibration Problems with Guide Bearings at the Camino ProjectFrom early 2005 to December 2007, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) experienced high vibration of an upper guide bearing in Unit 2 at its 150-MW Camino hydroelectric station.
Tech BriefsA facility vulnerability assessment template available from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation gives hydro project owners a tool for reviewing their facilities and identifying vulnerabilities to quagga and zebra mussels.
Industry NewsThe U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted Appalachian Power a new 30-year license to operate the Smith Mountain Pumped Storage Project in Virginia.
Canadian NewsHydro-Quebec will pay C$3.2 billion (US$3 billion) to buy most of New Brunswick Power's generating facilities.
Another Benefit of Hydro: Cleaning up the Skagit RiverEach year, Seattle City Light personnel take part in a two-day effort to remove trash and other debris from the Skagit River in Washington.
The Leading EdgeResults from a study of Hydro Green Energy's hydrokinetic turbine technology indicate that only one of the 402 tagged fish that swam through the turbine showed evidence of direct physical harm.
R&D ForumEPRI is undertaking a project to provide information on how climate policy and natural gas prices can affect decisions to invest in unit retrofits.
Dam Safety & SecurityDozens of participants recently completed a series of exercises designed to develop a strategy to improve disaster resilience and preparedness in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State (Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland).
TransitionsMary Helen Marsh, former general manager of Exelon Power's two hydroelectric facilities, is now director of environmental affairs for the company.
ShowcaseDeep Ocean Engineering offers Vector T4, a new version of the company's Vector M5 remotely operated vehicle (ROV).
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