Forward Hydro was founded in 2023 as a specialist water engineering business focused on infrastructure, water resources, mine water management and R&D. We leverage technical expertise for practical solutions, whether its cookie-cutter water modelling and engineering advice or with the use of automation, data analytics, machine learning, computational fluid dynamics or other advanced processes.
Forward Hydro was founded by Kyle Thomson and Mitchell Redenbach to promote innovation and provide a point of contact for businesses, asset owners and other engineers in need of specialist surface water advice.
Kyle and Mitchell are both Chartered Engineers and Registered Professional Engineers in Queensland for floodplain management, flood modelling, hydrology, hydraulics and other water (civil) fields.
Tackling the most complex water issues
At Forward Hydro we don't shy away from complex problems, nor do we cut corners when assessing problematic sites and findings solutions. We provide optimal water engineering solutions and de-risking of assets.
Some of Our Papers, Conferences and Webinars
- Dam breach parameters: from data-driven-based estimates to 2-dimensional modelling. Nat Hazards (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06382-3.
- CFD modelling of the Mildura Weir Denil fishway (2023). FLOW3D Annual Conference.
- Advanced data-driven model based estimates of dam breach parameters (2023). ANCOLD.
- Towards Safer Bridges - Overcoming 2d Model Limitations and Reducing Flood Risks through Computational Fluid Dynamics (2023). IPWEAQ Annual Conference.
- ChatGPT - Water Section Applications (2023). AWS (Virtual).
- Practical Application of CFD for Fish Passage Design. HWRS (2022)
- Understanding Cone Fishway Flow Regimes with CFD. HWRS (2022)
- Rating Curves (2022). AWS (Virtual).
- Something’s Fishy - Part 2 (2022). AWS (Virtual).
- Pipe flow and hydraulic structures (H&H Essentials, 2022). AWS (Virtual).
- CFD Modelling for Vertical Slot Fish Passage Design Optimization (2021) Water Symposium (Brisbane).
- CFD for fish passage design – balancing weak-swimming fish needs. (2021). IPWEAQ (Cairns).
- Developing Rating Curves from Measurements and Models. AWS (Virtual).
- Estimating Bridge Hydraulics and Scour (2021). AWS (Virtual).
- Machine learning to improve hydrologic calibration and reduce risk and Water Resource Symposium (Victoria).
- Panel Discussion on CFD and Physical Modelling (2021). Queensland Symposium (Brisbane).
- Technology Advances in the Water Sector (2021). AWS (Virtual).
