Hydropower News

The selected projects support incubator or accelerator programs that enable entrepreneurship, accelerate hydropower and marine energy innovation, and support business creation and growth across the United States.

The Water Power Technologies Office announced $1 million for the Hydropower Foundation’s workforce development programs, which will help build the workforce needed to ensure hydropower continues to provide reliable power to homes and businesses.

Juan Gallego-Calderon, an engineer at Idaho National Laboratory, discusses how his education and work with other energy technologies led him to exploring how hydropower can play a more active role in the electricity grid.

The Water Power Technologies Office announced nearly $2 million for projects at two universities to advance research on wave-powered technology to desalinate seawater.

Learn how Kristine Moody, a molecular ecologist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed an intense curiosity about aquatic creatures, leading to a career in water power.

Brush up on water power basics to learn how hydropower and marine energy could be key players in ensuring clean, affordable, sustainable energy.

Matthew Grosso, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office, shares how his childhood interest in history and inspiration from Abraham Lincoln led him to become a leader in public service.

$16. 9 million funding available for offshore wind and marine energy research and development.

Selections include more than $8.6 million for 13 hydropower technical assistance projects and nearly $25 million for 25 hydropower and marine energy research and development projects at six DOE national laboratories.

The 25 projects selected through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program will help to accelerate the growth of hydropower and marine energy innovation and technology.