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Of the many natural gifts we can appreciate on Earth Day, it's hard to think of one more versatile—or more vital—than water.

Two teams will share $75,000 prize pool for their foundation solutions to shore up hydropower systems.

WPTO has three openings in the areas of hydropower engineering, economics, and power system modeling through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship Program.

Are you interested in working in the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)? We’re looking for a new member to join our team as a General Engineer with WPTO’s Hydropower Program.

What’s hot this spring? Hydropower—and the recently released third edition of the U.S. Hydropower Market Report lays out a compelling case for it.

Climate change is impacting our relationship with water, from changing the water systems we rely on for energy and power to exacerbating the already present water crisis, with more than 1.1 billion people lacking access to potable water.

Letter from the Water Power Technologies Office Director, Alejandro Moreno

In 2019, PNNL successfully identified techniques to reduce cavitation erosion, improving performance and service life of hydropower components.

In late 2019, PNNL’s new autonomous, mobile, water quality sensor platform was field-tested for the first time.

In 2020, three winners were selected for the Fish Protection Prize, a competition soliciting ideas to protect fish from water infrastructure.