Articles about Hydropower

WPTO released their first-ever Multi-Year Program Plan, mapping out the Office’s key goals and initiatives through 2025. This report will guide future water power R&D and inform hydropower and marine energy stakeholders of expected milestones.

National laboratories contribute to International Energy Agency report on the unique role hydropower plays in service to power systems around the world.

HydroSource, an online platform developed by ORNL to house hydropower data, makes significant improvements and implements new datasets, tools, and other resources for hydropower researchers and decision makers.

Newly compiled “data stories” from river basins across the United States highlight the importance of accessible and usable water data to inform decision-making processes.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and several educational nonprofits develop new hydropower curricula and teacher training to help cultivate the next generation of the hydropower workforce.

New tool provides environmental and energy stakeholders with a systematic and transparent method for identifying the potential environmental impacts of a hydropower project.

New report evaluates and quantifies factors that affect the time, costs, risks, and uncertainties to license or relicense hydropower projects.

WPTO to provide technical assistance from two national laboratories for Great River Hydro, Idaho Power Company, and Energy Exemplar projects aimed at advancing understanding of how hydropower can most effectively support an evolving power system.

With support from partners, the U.S. Department of Energy’s I AM Hydro Prize awarded $175,000 in cash prizes to 11 teams for their novel concepts to apply new advanced manufacturing techniques for hydropower.

Researchers at ORNL released updated cost estimates for non-powered dam projects in the United States to help save stakeholders time, effort, and money when assessing potential projects.