Hydropower News

The Water Power Technologies Office and the Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium opened a $1.2 million funding opportunity for promising water power research ideas from minority-serving colleges and universities.

WPTO is hiring a technology manager to support its Hydropower Program. The position will focus on hydropower technology research, development, and demonstration and will lead the Fleet Modernization, Maintenance, and Cybersecurity activity area.

As part of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program, the Water Power Technologies Office selected 18 hydropower and marine energy projects that can help spur water power-focused innovation across the country.

Mirko Musa, an R&D associate staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was always fascinated by the power of rivers and how they sculpt landscapes. Now, he’s finding ways to harness that power and protect rivers at the same time.

The National Sea Grant College Program and the Water Power Technologies Office announced projects in Alaska, Guam, and Hawaiʻi that will examine how adoption of ocean renewable energy could support sustainable energy systems.

The Water Power Technologies Office announced selections for $4.3 million in technical assistance projects through the HydroWIRES Initiative to help the hydropower community create broader benefits for the electricity grid.

To encourage the public to take a closer look at all that water power has to offer and to document its importance to the U.S. energy grid, the Water Power Technologies Office is launching the Make A Splash Photo and Video Contest!

As a water power intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Patrick O’Byrne constructs and studies tidal energy technologies, which are still relatively new but could help the country achieve its clean energy goals.

Mark Glick was interested in public policy from an early age. Today, as chief energy officer for the Hawai'i State Energy Office, he supports the state’s clean energy transition with help from water power.