Title :
The great canal of china [2013 Tech To Watch]
Author :
Strickland, Eliza ; Fairley, Peter
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2013.6395304
