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Below are stories about hydropower featured by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office.
WPTO announces the eight winners of Phase One of the Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize, which challenges innovators to upgrade hydropower technology using 21st century solutions. Phase Two is now open for submissions!
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes investments that will boost the hydropower and marine energy industries, helping them to provide more clean, affordable energy and expand domestic job opportunities.
Although PSH has been around for over 100 years, two new studies from the Water Power Technologies Office under its HydroWIRES Initiative demonstrate that much of its potential remains untapped.
WPTO extended the deadline for comments from the nonfederal hydropower community on climate change data and research needs to inform hydropower operation and resource planning. Responses are now due Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, by 5 p.m. ET.
WPTO selected small business-led projects that can help spur water power-focused innovation across the United States.
During Waterpower Week, which took place April 5–7, 2022, in Washington, D.C., the Water Power Technologies Office launched two collegiate competitions, a new prize, and a request for information. Read the recap of these existing announcements.
Hydropower has a crucial role in the clean energy future. The projects in WPTO’s 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report, along with many more, are helping to advance hydropower and pumped storage systems to create a flexible, reliable grid.
WPTO Director Jennifer Garson discusses WPTO’s investments in efforts led by industry, academia, and our national laboratories to advance our understanding and development of water power systems and technologies.
Find out how this CEO found her calling to reduce the environmental impact of hydropower while making it simpler and more cost-effective—and why she doesn’t demonize fossil fuels.
WPTO seeks comments from the non-federal hydropower community on data and research needs to help the office explore how to leverage climate change science to inform long-term hydropower operation and resource planning.