Hydropower News

WPTO has selected three projects in 2021, all focused on developing different applications of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s patented Superhydrophobic Lubricant Infused Composite (SLIC) technology.

By providing tidal energy to the local utility grid, Verdant Power’s RITE Project exemplifies how tidal power can be incorporated into the existing power system.

This Earth Day, Verdant Power is celebrating a major milestone—exactly six months since its Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project successfully deployed in New York City’s East River.

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.

To help remote communities identify, measure, and develop local clean energy resources, DOE has announced the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP).

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

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