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Author: Cath Hassell2

Big dams on the Nile – Ethiopia – ech2o newsletter snippet

Big dams on the Nile – Ethiopia – ech2o newsletter snippet

Big dams are always contentious. This article looks at the proposed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile, one of the three main tributaries of the Nile that begin in Ethiopia. It will double the country’s electricity generation capacity with

Cath Hassell2 April 7, 2020October 7, 2021 Water Around The World Read more

Handy pods – Cambodia – ech2o newsletter snippet

Handy pods – Cambodia – ech2o newsletter snippet

Where do you go to the toilet when you live in a floating home? Over 100,000 people live on Tonlé Sap Lake in Cambodia.  Many people use the lake as a toilet, the same lake that they use to wash

Cath Hassell2 April 7, 2020October 7, 2021 Water Around The World Read more

Free workshop packs for schools

Free workshop packs for schools

As part of our Ingenious funding  we can offer free ‘The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot’ workshops packs for schools. The workshop is a fun and informative way for pupils to understand what engineers do and includes such

Cath Hassell2 March 19, 2020July 25, 2023 Flamingo Engineering, The elephant that forgot latest Read more

Want to win a copy of ‘The mysterious case of the elephant that forgot’?

Listen and watch the story here: https://www.ech2o.co.uk/the-mysterious-case-of-the-elephant-that-forgot-video Then tell us which bit of the story you liked best and draw us a picture.       Post it to:  Frankie the flamingo,   ech2o,   5 Baldwin Terrace,   London,   N1 7RU. If

Cath Hassell2 March 18, 2020July 25, 2023 Flamingo Engineering, The elephant that forgot latest Read more

More Frankie the flamingo superfans!

More Frankie the flamingo superfans!

Sienna, three,  can’t wait for Jon or Libby to read her the book so she can find out how Frankie the flamingo and Clarence the crab solved the mystery!       Meanwhile James, seven, can read it on his

Cath Hassell2 March 18, 2020February 4, 2022 FID News, The elephant that forgot latest Read more

March 2020 – Artificial snow

March 2020 – Artificial snow

March – artificial snow No I haven’t been showering under a snow cannon – too cold. But I have been skiing recently, in the Italian Alps. There wasn’t anything of note to write about the showers apart from the fact

Cath Hassell2 March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Shower Blog Read more

February 2020 – The Methven VJet

February 2020 – The Methven VJet

We went to Bath. I met a spy. I took this photo of an ancient Greek message. I think we were told it says, ‘Have a short shower’, but my memory may have failed me.   I also tasted the

Cath Hassell2 February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Shower Blog Read more

A review of ‘Mayordomo’ by Stanley Crawford

A review of ‘Mayordomo’ by Stanley Crawford

If you asked me would I have liked to read a book about a year in the life of a ditch I would probably have demurred. If you had told me it was an irrigation ditch in northern New Mexico

Cath Hassell2 February 10, 2020February 11, 2020 Technical blog Read more

Can hand dryers damage your health?

Can hand dryers damage your health?

Can hand dryers damage your health? I love Dishoom in Granary Square, Kings Cross. Especially their old fashioned toilets and wash basins. But a couple of years ago, as I was using the loo, the peace was shattered. The reason?

Cath Hassell2 February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Technical blog Read more

Toilets of the World by Morna E. Gregory and Sian James

I’m always a sucker for a book with toilets in the title, so very pleased to get this for Christmas. Even if I did have to buy it myself! Starting with a short history of toilets it then divides its

Cath Hassell2 January 28, 2020 Technical blog Read more
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