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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.

The Water Power Technologies Office hosted a stakeholder webinar in August 2024 that focused on potential uses for artificial intelligence and machine learning in water power.

The Water Power Technologies Office opened applications for the second phase of the Hydropower Testing Network, inviting hydropower technology developers to apply to receive testing support from the network of 18 test facilities.

Students from the Hydropower Collegiate Competition and Marine Energy Collegiate Competition winning teams discuss how they connected with students and local groups in their communities to inspire and encourage learning about water power and renewable energy.

Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern or SWPA) recently had the opportunity to help bring to completion a new infrastructure improvement project along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The U.S. Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research (TEAMER) program enabled the University of Washington to test environmental monitoring technologies to better understand how marine life interacts with deployed devices.

Southwestern Power Administration hydro powers customers in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas with clean, renewable, and reliable hydroelectric power. This year, we celebrate National Hydropower Day on August 24, 2024, and embrace the theme “Hydro Powers” to mark the many ways Southwestern contributes on a National level.

Flip through to see the many types of hydropower facilities and technologies that sustain communities across the United States.

A new study found that tidal energy could help Alaska decarbonize its largest electrical grid by 2035.