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Below are stories about hydropower featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office.
The latest edition of the “On the Road with WPTO” series explores team members’ visits to the Pacific Northwest, a coastal city in the Netherlands, and other locations to meet with researchers, industry representatives, and others working in water power!
Today’s hydropower plants can benefit from leveraging modern technologies. Read more to explore the answers to six questions about what hydropower modernization is, why it’s important, and how DOE is supporting this goal.
The Water Power Technologies Office released its 2022–2023 Accomplishments Report, which showcases more than 40 hydropower and marine energy successes from projects at national laboratories, companies, and academic institutions across the country.
Jennifer Garson, the outgoing director of the Water Power Technologies Office, shares how saying “OK” to opportunities led her to working in energy and her thoughts on the important role pf water power
A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory explores investment opportunities in hydropower.
The Water Power Technologies Office and Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium announced nearly $1.2 million for high-impact water power research projects at minority-serving colleges and universities.
The Water Power Technologies Office opened an opportunity for hydropower stakeholders to receive technical assistance on the development of hydropower hybrids and pumped storage hydropower. Statements of interest are due April 1.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office today announced the 22 winners of the Make a Splash Photo and Video Contest.
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to change that through new efforts to understand and predict the amount of methane and carbon dioxide coming from hydropower reservoirs across the United States.
New Advanced Manufacturing and Materials for Hydropower Strategy identifies research and development priorities and will guide the office’s efforts related to hydropower and advanced manufacturing and materials.