Hydropower News

WPTO supported the creation of PRIMRE, a Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy.

From 2014 to 2020, Sandia National Labs and MRE developer Re Vision Consulting investigated advanced controls techniques in wave energy systems.

WPTO has granted more than 85 awards and built new partnerships to catalyze innovation in marine energy.

Under the HydroPASSAGE project, PNNL and ORNL are providing new information that can be used to increase fish survival and lower operational costs.

An Archimedes Hydrodynamic Screw turbine, using composite materials and advanced manufacturing methods, is reducing costs and improving efficiency.

Rapid changes in the U.S. electricity system have created new needs for grid services that hydropower and PSH are well-suited to provide.

Pennsylvania State University has manufactured and validated a novel hydropower turbine-generator which can be deployed at various low-head sites.

Obermeyer Hydro, Inc.’s novel PSH system reduces capital costs, negative environmental impacts, and geological risks associated with PSH development.

The GLIDES project investigated a new form of PSH with promising estimated returns on investment for potential future commercial projects.

In December 2020, WPTO announced 11 winners of the I AM Hydro Prize, a competition designed to help strengthen hydropower technologies.