Use of modular precast elements to build hydropower facilities and dams can reduce the cost of this work by half, says FDE Hydro . The company says physical civil construction is the largest single component of new hydropower development cost, from 40% to 90% of total capital cost depending on the project size.
To address this situation, FDE Hydro has developed a technology, called the French Dam, that is based on modular components manufactured off-site in a controlled environment. These modules cab be secured to the riverbed using underpinning and interconnected with adjacent modules to complete a dam (more).
