Below are stories about hydropower featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.
November 29, 2023
Small Business Grant Program Helps Entrepreneurs Advance Water Power Initiatives
The Water Power Technologies Office funds projects in a range of topics through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. Learn about recent projects and the Phase I topics for Fiscal Year 2024.
November 16, 2023
Funding Notice: Strategies to Increase Hydropower Flexibility
$9.5 million funding opportunity to strengthen hydropower's ability to support an electric grid with an increasing amount of variable renewable energy resources.
November 15, 2023
Reflecting on Water Power Competitions and Research at Clean Currents
During the Clean Currents conference, the Water Power Technologies Office kicked off the Hydropower Collegiate Competition, hosted competitors for the H2Os Prize, featured talks from national laboratory researchers at the DOE booth, and more.
November 8, 2023
Ripple Effect: Chicken Coops and Magazines Nudged Two Hydropower Experts Into STEM; Now, They Hope to Bring in a New Generation
In honor of National STEM Day, Argonne National Laboratory’s Jonghwan Kwon and Quentin Ploussard share why they chose to pursue STEM careers and their work with high school students to encourage interest in hydropower.
November 6, 2023
Unlocking Clean Energy Potential with Deployable, Scalable Hydropower
Learn how Emrgy Inc. is harnessing power from existing waterways using a technology advanced with support from the U.S. Department of Energy.
October 12, 2023
Winners Announced in Final Phase of Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize
The Water Power Technologies Office announced four winners in the fourth phase of the H2Os Prize, which challenged innovators to upgrade hydropower technology using 21st century solutions.
October 12, 2023
DOE Announces $9.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Enhance Hydropower Flexibility
The Water Power Technologies Office published a notice of intent to issue a $9.5 million funding opportunity to advance hydropower’s flexibility. The office expects to release this funding opportunity in fall 2023.
October 5, 2023
See DOE and National Laboratories at Clean Currents 2023
The Water Power Technologies Office and national laboratories will be attending and presenting on their work at the Clean Currents conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, from Oct. 10-13, 2023.
September 29, 2023
New Report Provides Data-Driven Summary of U.S. Hydropower Fleet and Industry Trends
The 2023 edition of the U.S. Hydropower Market Report provides the latest data and research findings to offer a comprehensive overview of developments in the U.S. hydropower and pumped storage hydropower fleet and industry trends.
September 29, 2023
Ripple Effect: Sohom Datta Saw Wildfires Devastate His State—Now He’s Studying How Hydropower Can Help
Sohom Datta, a senior power systems engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, conducts research that could help identify communities that are most vulnerable to wildfires and how they could prepare to weather them with help from hydropower.