The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's (EERE) successes in developing sustainable, emissions-free, and cost-effective water power open new possibilities for this reliable, renewable resource. Explore EERE's water power success stories below.
December 17, 2018
EERE Success Story—First Composite Screw-Turbine Tested at Full-Scale in the United States
Percheron Power of Kennewick, Washington, recently concluded an initial round of prototype testing for their Composite Archimedes Hydrodynamic Screw.
August 13, 2018
EERE Success Story—Small Business Voucher Awardee Develops Approach for Evaluating Hydropower Potential from Conduits
Selected by the WPTO for the SBV Program, Telluride Energy, partnered with ORNL to develop approach for evaluating hydropower potential from conduits.
January 8, 2018
EERE Success Story—PNNL Develops EyeSea, a Machine-Learning Tool to Automate Video Analysis of MHK Sites
Marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy taps into the movement of waves, tides, and water currents to turn a turbine and produce electricity.
November 29, 2016
EERE Success Story—Innovative "French Dam" Cuts Cost and Construction Time
EERE Success Story—Innovative "French Dam" Cuts Cost and Construction Time
September 7, 2016
July 28, 2016
EERE Success Story—Sturgeon, Lamprey, and Eel: Special Tags for Special Fish
EERE Success Story—Sturgeon, Lamprey, and Eel: Special Tags for Special Fish
July 5, 2016
EERE Success Story—Instrumentation Database Provides a Shared Forum to Increase Project Success
Instrumentation is the Achilles’ heel of testing.
April 20, 2016
EERE Success Story— Hydropower Fellowship Program Leading Students to Industry Careers
EERE Success Story— Hydropower Fellowship Program Leading Students to Industry Careers
April 8, 2016
EERE Success Story—Open-Source Testing Reaches New Milestone for Wave Energy
EERE Success Story—Open-Source Testing Reaches New Milestone for Wave Energy
July 29, 2015
EERE Success Story—Catching a Wave: Innovative Wave Energy Device Surfs for Power in Hawaii
EERE Success Story—Catching a Wave: Innovative Wave Energy Device Surfs for Power in Hawaii