Gruner looks back on 100 years of engineering expertise in the water and energy sector. The hydropower and dam engineering know‑how – historically bundled under Gruner Stucky – today forms a central ...
Digital twins are swiftly transforming the hydropower sector including for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance at ...
Droughts linked to climate change are reducing water flow in rivers and reservoirs, causing significant drops in hydropower production worldwide. Countries heavily reliant on hydropower, like China, ...
This area, known as the “ Amazon of Europe ”, is a prime example of how the second largest renewable electricity source, hydroelectric power, comes at a huge price – destroyed river ecosystems.
Early this century, the Vernon Station hydropower dam on the Connecticut River generated an average of 135,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. In 2008, nearly a century after the Vermont dam was first ...