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Massive Structural Concerns at the Three Gorges Dam
Raising global concerns, the Three Gorges Dam is showing signs of deformation, sparking fears about its long-term stability. As one of the largest engineering projects ever built, any structural ...
Human Rights Watch8y
THE THREE GORGES DAM IN CHINA
the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...
Daily Express1mon
The incredible £29.3bn and160m high ship lift that's the world's biggest
When the Three Gorges Dam - the largest hydroelectric dam in the world - was built it put a very large obstacle in the way of a trade route that had bee used for hundreds of years. So, to solve ...
National Geographic news4y
An Elevator for 3,000-Ton Ships, Thanks to Archimedes
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...
MercoPress4y
Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam
the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...
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China ‘sends’ Three Gorges Dam to space: 10 MW produced out of nothing
The Asian country intends to install a solar farm in space. One scientist has compared it to building a Three Gorges Dam hydroelectric project in orbit, just with a function of harvesting a different ...
朝日新聞社4y
Water levels at China’s Three Gorges near maximum after flooding rains
The Three Gorges project alone has cut downstream floodwaters by 34 percent, officials said. But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even ...
Harvard Business School7y
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.) ...
National Geographic news1y
Chinese paddlefish
This migration route was further disrupted by the construction of the enormous Three Gorges Dam. China listed the paddlefish as a protected species in 1989. Sightings of the fish continued in the ...
Business Today2mon
'A 0.6-mile behemoth': China is building a Three Gorges Dam in space
Chinese scientists plan to build a colossal 0.6-mile-wide solar power station in space, designed to beam energy back to Earth, likened to an orbital "Three Gorges Dam." To construct the massive ...
pv magazine International5mon
Three Gorges unveils 16.5 GW renewable energy plan in China
China’s state-owned Three Gorges Energy has announced plans to invest in a massive integrated renewable energy base in the Taklamakan Desert, in the country's Xinjiang region. The total ...