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Water and Environment in the Engineers Journal

No longer seen as 'crazy engineers' for wanting to bring sails back to ships – but visionaries

'When we started, we were seen as crazy engineers for wanting to bring sails back to ships,' says aeronautical engineer Cristina Aleixendri, 'but when we speak to shipowners today, they tell us we’ll go back to wind and it will never be abandoned.'

China close to completing its highest hydroelectric project at more than 5,000m

The Maerdang plant will have a total installed capacity of about 2.2 million kW.

Preventing wildfires: Collaborative engineering in action

The fire services internationally are just one of the players in preventing the occurrence of wildfires. Developers, planners and other professionals have their part to play in ensuring that any residential development is constructed in lands that are risk-assessed for their susceptibility to wildland fire, writes Pat Hunt.

Makes sense: How this engineer uses wireless tech to sense the world in new ways, focusing on issues like food insecurity and climate change

Fadel Adib uses wireless technologies to sense the world in new ways, taking aim at sweeping problems such as food insecurity, climate change, and access to healthcare.

Tapping into infrastructural expertise: How Uisce Éireann's 2023 plans are in full flow

It’s all change these days in Uisce Éireann’s infrastructure delivery team as director Brian Sheehan tells the Engineers Journal about his new management team and fills us in on the work they have been doing behind the scenes to ready themselves for a highly ambitious delivery programme in 2023, including the team’s biggest recruitment drive to date. 

Pioneering air-to-water technology harvests high-quality drinking water at home

The air-to-water dispenser makes up to 10 litres of alkaline water per day.

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