The Chinese news service Xinhua is reporting that the ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam has been closed since Monday and has no immediate plans to reopen.
The region has been pounded by a massive rainstorm on the upper part of…
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Three Gorges Dam closed in preparation for oncoming flood crest
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 – 14:19 CEST
China government audit: Xiluodu dam project overbudget
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 – 18:52 CEST
These days, it seems like China is just tackling one massive energy project after another. Of course, there’s the Three Gorges Dam, the South-North Water Diversion Project, and now, also, the Jinsha River dam. This is a $10 billion project that…
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 – 18:20 CEST
China’s not quite done with its massive energy building. Beyond the famed Three Gorges Dam and the North-South Water Diversion Scheme, the Middle Kingdom apparently is also working on a ginormous wind farm.
According to an account this past week in…
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 – 07:56 CEST
Topics: Energy
Schedule: Week 3 (July 1 - July 8)
Art Projects: Three Gorges Dam of the Future
School Projects: TBD
Partner Schools: TBD
The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric energy-producing facility in the entire world. Once fully complete in 2011, the entire…
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