From Our Blogs

Madeline Nelson, a project manager in the field of rope access geohazard mitigation, discusses her diverse career path that led to scaling rock walls and keeping hydropower dams safe.

A robust domestic supply chain is critical to ensure hydropower can continue to provide reliable, clean electricity to homes and businesses. Learn about the hydropower community’s insights on strategies to secure and encourage domestic manufacturing.

The Water Power Technologies Office announced 16 hydropower and 12 marine energy projects at the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories. These projects will advance water power technologies and their roles in achieving clean energy goals.

This World Oceans Day, join the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office in celebrating the many people who are advancing ocean energy technologies.

Megan Lee Anderson, an R&D mechanical engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, shares her childhood interest in helping the environment, and how a lifetime of interaction with the coastline, along with a series of serendipitous events led her to a career in marine energy.

New research from the HydroWIRES Initiative investigates ways to plan water releases to support both energy and environment objectives, thus reducing the environmental impact of hydropower facilities and supporting power generation.

A new resource aims to help hydropower organizations smoothly transition knowledge to new workers and to develop and implement succession planning strategies.

Andrew Simms, a researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discusses how a childhood experience, his father’s influence, and his quest to find a sense of purpose led him to a career path where he is searching for the “big answer” in wave energy.

The Water Power Technologies Office and Oak Ridge National Laboratory opened a new technical collaboration opportunity for industry partners interested in developing innovative hydropower technologies using advanced materials and manufacturing.

The U.S. Department of Energy has made significant investments in fish passage technologies to help fish and other aquatic species navigate hydropower facilities safely while reducing environmental impact.