Brian Darling

Civil Engineering Hydropower Specialist @Darling Hydro Ltd

East Sussex, GB

Darling Hydro Ltd is the hydropower consultancy business of Brian Darling.Brian is a chartered civil engineer with over 35 years’ experience in renewable energy, water, and environment sectors, with 20 of those years being focused on the hydropower industry. Particularly, Brian has been involved in leading multi-disciplinary teams in the development of viable hydropower projects. This has involved coordinating many facets to ensure they fit together from a technical, commercial, financial, environmental and social perspective. Hydropower types covered include:• Pumped storage hydropower• Run-of-river hydropower• Conventional hydropower with storageOther areas of experience:• River Engineering• Dams• Pipelines• Water resources, including hydrology• Groundwater• Floating solar PV (hydraulic aspects)

University of Nottingham

BSc (Hons), Civil Engineering

University of Birmingham

Msc, Water Resources Technology