Hydro Archives - Communications and Management for Sustainability

Innovations & Energy: Portugal demonstrates first combined hydro-dam & solar power plant

We do big dams and hydropower in the UK – we also have the experience of floating solar power schemes – in Thames and United Utilities. Since all the transmission infrastructure is in place for hydro already this would be an easy win. Innovation: World’s 1st combined hydroelectric & solar power plant goes live […]

Understanding fish & invertebrate behaviour to barriers and HEP

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Understanding eel and fish behaviour to improve protection and passage at river structures This project studied the behaviour of fish and eels to find better ways to protect them at flood control structures, weirs, hydropower sites and other intakes. The study showed significant impacts of some river structures on migrating eels, but also that understanding […]