FDE Hydro is advancing the North American water infrastructure industry by developing innovative technologies for the next-generation hydro run of the river dams, modular prestress concrete power house facilities, pump storage civil structures, reservoir and water control systems and retrofit of existing high hazard dams, modular aquatic animal passage systems. FDE Hydro Introduces Modular Precast Concrete Scalable Technology for Construction & ​Retrofit of Hydro and Water Control Systems. FDE Hydro owns exclusive IP rights to all of North America regarding civil water infrastructure solutions. The “French Dam” is a patented next generation Precast Modular Construction and Retrofit technology for building new and refurbishment of existing small and medium head hydro electric and water control dams. ​With assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy, FDE Hydro fabricated, demonstrated and validated the proof of concept of its patented (“French Dam”) modular precast water control structure in 2016. ​The company estimates this technology can reduce civil construction and maintenance costs by up to 60%, shorten duration of construction by 50% and mitigate most risks associated with “cast-in-place” traditional construction methods which gives the developer a much faster ROI. FDE Hydro has agreements with the top precast manufacturing innovators that gives FDE Hydro a supply chain of precast and pre-stress manufacturing covering all of North America.