MWH Energy & Infrastructure Inc. is an international consulting engineering firm that specializes in the development of water, energy, and land resources. Hydropower has been our core business for more than 80 years, allowing us to offer a depth of hydro engineering and environmental science capabilities that few firms of any size can match.

Ertan Hydroelectric Project: Yalong River, Sichuan, Province, China, 3,300 MW

Moose River Hydroelectric Project, Lyons Falls, New York, USA, 12.2MW

Our engineering and environmental services range from the design of new dam and hydroelectric projects, fish passage facilities, hatcheries, and associated facilities, and the rehabilitation of existing dams and power plants, to FERC licensing and other regulatory and permitting services. Our multi-disciplined staff includes architects, scientists, engineers and construction experts who provide assistance on short- and long-term planning and design projects.

MWH has an extensive network of resources, which provides our clients an unparalleled combination of engineering and environmental talent. Our services include initial site studies, securing project financing, and project implementation. We often participate as part of an Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) or a design/build team for turnkey projects.

MWH also has worldwide locations (North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and India, and Asia and the Pacific), allowing us to provide the best hydropower services to even the most remote locations.

While our extensive experience includes working on large hydropower projects such as the prestigious Guri Hydroelectric Project in Venezuela, sized at 10,000 MW, we also provide the same commitment and expertise to small hydro projects. Many of our small hydro projects have been successfully completed and are in operation throughout the world.

Our technical expertise covers all aspects of concrete arch, gravity, roller-compacted concrete, earthfill, and concrete-faced rockfill dam analysis and design. It also includes design of new and rehabilitation of existing locks and dams and other hydraulic control structures. Our accomplishments in the hydro and pumped storage fields combined with our traditional engineering services, participation in EPC contracts as the engineer for the design-build team, and participation in private power development and project operation for new plants, unit upgrades, and capacity additions, have earned the company worldwide recognition.

Our specific hydropower capabilities are:

• Hydrology studies and operations modeling
• Geological exploration
• Geotechnical engineering
• Earthquake engineering
• Hydraulic analysis and design
• Hydro plant design
• Dam investigations and design
• Dam safety inspection and rehabilitation
• Spillways and outlet works
• Intakes, tunnels and penstocks
• Materials engineering and testing
• Construction management
• Forensic analysis and expert witness consulting services
• Engineering due diligence

For more information about our extensive capabilities in hydropower and other areas, visit our website at www.mwhglobal.com.

MWH Energy & Infrastructure Inc.
175 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604 USA

Phone: 312-831-3000
Fax: 312-831-3999
E-mail: info@mwhglobal.com
Website: www.mwhglobal.com

 

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