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Below are stories about hydropower featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office.
$4 million funding opportunity aims to reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower with research to advance innovative fish passage and protection technologies.
Since winning the Fish Protection Prize, three teams have further developed their innovative concepts, which have the potential to help modernize hydropower facilities and protect fish from water diversion pipes and dam intakes across the country.
WPTO announces six winners in the second phase of the Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize. These teams developed high-tech solutions to improve hydropower operations and grid resiliency. The prize’s third and final phase is now open!
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with funding from WPTO, recently completed the most comprehensive study into the effects of drought on hydropower generation in the United States this century.
Hydropower plants produce energy using the elevation difference created by a dam or diversion structure. Water flows in one side and exits at a lower point, which spins a turbine that runs a generator. Learn six things about hydropower’s potential.
With back-to-school season in full swing, WPTO offers a range of educational resources to teach students of all ages about hydropower and highlights programs designed for those about to embark on their clean energy careers.
WPTO publishes a notice of intent to issue a $4 million funding opportunity to reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower with research to advance innovative fish passage and protection technologies.
Twelve small business-led projects will drive innovation in water power technologies.
WPTO announces the eight winners of Phase One of the Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize, which challenges innovators to upgrade hydropower technology using 21st century solutions. Phase Two is now open for submissions!
Although PSH has been around for over 100 years, two new studies from the Water Power Technologies Office under its HydroWIRES Initiative demonstrate that much of its potential remains untapped.