DocumentCode
106510
Title
The great canal of china [2013 Tech To Watch]
Author
Strickland, Eliza ; Fairley, Peter
Volume
50
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan. 2013
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
33
Abstract
China\´s engineering motto could be summed up as "Go big or go home." In the past decade the country has built the largest hydroelectric dam and the most expansive high-speed rail network in the world. Now it\´s working on the planet\´s largest water transfer project, the first route of which is scheduled to begin operations in 2013.
Keywords
China; Energy transfer; Hydroelectric power generation; Irrigation; Water conservation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2013.6395304
Filename
6395304
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