Below are stories about hydropower featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.
September 29, 2022
WPTO Announces Phase Two Winners in Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize
WPTO announces six winners in the second phase of the Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize. These teams developed high-tech solutions to improve hydropower operations and grid resiliency. The prize’s third and final phase is now open!
September 20, 2022
Study Finds Hydropower Provides Reliable Electricity Even During Historic Droughts
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with funding from WPTO, recently completed the most comprehensive study into the effects of drought on hydropower generation in the United States this century.
September 16, 2022
Become WPTO’s Hydropower Program Manager!
WPTO is looking for someone to join its team as the hydropower program manager! Learn more about the position and apply no later than September 21, 2022.
September 15, 2022
Hydropower Does More Than You Think: Six Things To Know About This Renewable Energy Powerhouse
Hydropower plants produce energy using the elevation difference created by a dam or diversion structure. Water flows in one side and exits at a lower point, which spins a turbine that runs a generator. Learn six things about hydropower’s potential.
September 12, 2022
Hydropower Educational Resources To Get Energy Flowing
With back-to-school season in full swing, WPTO offers a range of educational resources to teach students of all ages about hydropower and highlights programs designed for those about to embark on their clean energy careers.
September 1, 2022
Pumped Storage Hydropower: A Key Part of Our Clean Energy Future
Pumped storage hydropower facilities use water and gravity to create and store renewable energy. Learn more about this energy storage technology and how it can help support the 100% clean energy grid the country—and the world—needs.
August 24, 2022
Building Cleaner Communities: We Can With Hydropower
This National Hydropower Day, explore ways WPTO is helping build cleaner communities and making important contributions toward the United States’ goals of achieving a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035 and net-zero-emissions economy by 2050.
August 23, 2022
WPTO Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity to Reduce Environmental Impacts of Hydropower with Research to Advance Fish Passage and Protection Technologies
WPTO publishes a notice of intent to issue a $4 million funding opportunity to reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower with research to advance innovative fish passage and protection technologies.
July 28, 2022
WPTO Highlights Requests for Information at 2022 HydroVision International in Denver
WPTO discussed two recent requests for information and provided updates on ongoing water power research at HydroVision International, which took place July 12–14, 2022, in Denver, Colorado.
July 27, 2022
Twelve Small Businesses Receive Funding to Further Hydropower and Marine Energy Research and Development
Twelve small business-led projects will drive innovation in water power technologies and contribute to the Biden administration’s goals of a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and net-zero-emissions economy by 2050.