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Adelaide Hills dam: fears of collapse
- Sep, 29, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- Australia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An emergency flood warning has been issued for a South Australian town due to the “high risk” of a dam wall collapsing. The privately owned dam on the edge of an Adelaide Hills town remains at risk...
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Uganda, Kenya: A new dam to provide water and electricity to five towns
- Jul, 29, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Other Geotechnical
- Kenya
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The East African Community (EAC) is helping to increase access to water and electricity in Uganda and Kenya through the All Purpose Water Resources Development Project (AWDP). The cross-border region...
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Hoover Dam transformer explosion: no fatality was reported
- Jul, 21, 2022
- Dam Engineering Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A transformer exploded on Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation's largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. The cause of t...
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Dam Project in China to Be World’s Largest Robotic 3D Print
China is poised to build a hydropower dam in two years using artificial intelligence, construction robots, and zero human labor, the South China Morning Post first reported on Sunday, citing a paper...
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The world’s first hybrid hydro and floating PV power plant opens in Portugal
- Sep, 08, 2017
- News On Projects / Industry Dam Engineering Hydraulic Engineering
- Portugal
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Α 220-kW PV installation has been deployed on a hydroelectric dam on Portugal’s Rabagão River. This is the first time the two technologies have been used in tandem at utility scale. The world's first...
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