Have you ever seen a dam removal in action? Well, now is your front row opportunity! Join us for a live dam removal in Sweden and learn what it takes to get the job done.
Ready, Set, Drill! Join us on July 1st as we live broadcast a dam removal in Sweden. On-site, a reporter will ask the project team your questions and lead you through what it takes to get the job done. This on-screen removal is part of a larger two-hour program aimed at better understanding the technical process of removing a dam.
Watch the recordingThere are four general phases of a dam removal project: aquiring permissions, planning the project, the actual removal, and follow-up monitoring. In this Dam Removal Europe Practitioners Webinar, we will cover phase III—getting the diggers in and freeing the river. This technical process, many times, can be quite challenging to complete; especially, when there are contributing factors that complicate the process. This first Dam Removal Europe Practitioners Webinar will explore this topic in depth to bring clarity on an otherwise overlooked aspect of dam removal. We will learn from three project engineers presenting about their own dam removals and lessons learned. The webinar will feature live footage from a removal happening that day in Sweden! This is a unique opportunity you do not want to miss.
This webinar is meant for people who would like to carry out barrier removals in their country, dam removal engineers, river restoration project managers, and those interested in this topic or looking for guidance for their dam removal project. Of course, the webinar is open to anyone who would like to attend but space is limited to 500 participants.
The dam at Marieberg Power Plant in the Mörrumsån river, Sweden that will be removed during the webinar.
Program
14.00 – 14.05
Introduction Dam Removal Europe webinar series
Bart Geenen (WWF Netherlands and co-founder Dam Removal Europe)
14:05 – 14:10
Introduction LIVE Dam Removal at Marieberg (Sweden)
Esa Fahlén, Älvräddarna, reporting on the scene
14:10 -14:20
Scaling Dam Removal in Europe
Pao Fernández-Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation)
14:20 – 14:30
Jack Spees (Director, Ribble Trust, UK)
14:30 – 14:40
What can we learn from more than 30 dam removals around the Picardie region?
Stéphane Jourdan and Jean-Luc Carpentier (Agence de l’Eau Artois – Picardie , France)
14:40 – 14:50
Q&A Europe
SWEDEN LIVE DAM REMOVAL
14:50 – 14:55
Follow up LIVE Dam Removal at Marieberg (Sweden)
Esa Fahlén, (Älvräddarna, Sweden)
14:55 – 15:05
Dam Removal in Sweden: current situation, practitioners challenges and new developments.
Open rivers in the Skåne region
Andrea Lundblad (Naturentreprenad Syd AB)
15:15 – 15:20
Q&A Sweden
15:20 – 15:30
Q&A: Tip and tricks for practitioners
Laura Wildman (Princeton Hydro, USA) who has removed over 100 dams
15:30 – 15:50
Discussion on site: Practitioners challenges from local to national
Olle Calles (Associate Professor at Karlstad University, Sweden)
Johan Tielman (Environmental Manager Hydropower Uniper, Sweden)
Ida-Maria Rigoll (manager at Mörrum salmon fishing)
Christer Borg (Älvräddarna)
15:50 – 16:00
Watch a LIVE Dam Removal
Esa Fahlén and Fredrik Lundblad (Naturentreprenad Syd AB) at the crane goes to work.
16:00
Webinar end
Language: English
Featured Removal: The removal of the Marieberg Power Plant, Sweden
The funding of the decommissioning in Marieberg has been done by:
Uniper – Sveaskog – Havs- och Vattenmyndigheten – Bra Miljöval – Baltic Salmon Fund – LIFE-connect
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