Press Releases

Industry Veteran Timothy Welch Tapped to Manage Hydroelectric Incentives Program, including EPAct Sections 242, 243, and 247

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Tampa, Florida to highlight how clean energy infrastructure is critical to lowering costs for Americans and reiterate the importance of getting novel technologies to the domestic marketplace...

DOE announced the winners of the 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). Webb Institute emerged as the overall winner in this third annual competition

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today $8 million in funding to support projects that will improve the flexibility of the U.S. hydropower fleet and enhance electric grid reliability.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today announcing Tracey A. LeBeau as Administrator and CEO of Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

EERE seeks comments on the testing facilities and capabilities that will validate and advance emerging and future hydropower technology innovations.

This past Sunday and Monday, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled to Alaska to join U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski on a tour of clean energy research and development and renewable energy facilities in Fairbanks and Anchorage.

EERE's Water Power Technologies Office, through its HydroWIRES Initiative, announced three selectees for a Notice of Opportunity for Technical Assistance for Improving Hydropower’s Value Value Through Informed Decision Making.

WPTO released an RFI to seek stakeholder input on factors to consider in relation to defining "an area where there is inadequate electric service," which will inform future eligibility criteria for WPTO's Hydroelectric Production Incentive Program.

Southwestern Administrator Mike Wech attended two events in recent weeks, one in Missouri and one in Texas.