Below are news updates about hydropower and marine energy technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Water Power Technologies Office, and other federal agencies.
April 18, 2023
Student Competitions Support a Diverse Clean Energy Workforce
Learn how EERE supports the next generation of Clean Energy Champions through fun technology challenges as they prepare for clean energy careers.
April 13, 2023
Teaming Up for Marine Energy
The Testing Expertise and Access for Marine Energy Research program brings together experts to support the development of marine energy technologies. Learn about one developer’s work with the program to test a new component of its wave energy converter.
April 11, 2023
Catfish, Cake Mix, and a Century of Clean Energy
How recent upgrades to the Bowersock Mills Hydropower Facility provide Lawrence, Kansas with much more than power.
April 7, 2023
Apply Now to Become WPTO’s Next 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 April 14, 2023.
April 6, 2023
One Year Later, Finalists Reflect On the Waves to Water Prize
Learn what waves have to do with drinking water and what Waves to Water Prize competitors gleaned from testing their small, modular, wave energy-powered desalination prototypes in North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
March 29, 2023
How EERE Is Addressing Inequitable Energy Infrastructure
Carbon-based energy infrastructure has disproportionately harmed people of color and low-income and indigenous communities. The infrastructure for our clean energy future will be safe and just for all.
March 28, 2023
A Rising Tide: Women in Water Power
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Water Power Technologies Office showcases stories from six water power champions who are on the frontlines of building an equitable and just energy future.
March 23, 2023
Ripple Effect: How Emma Wendt, a Conscientious Consumer, Is Helping Maine Fight Climate Change with Marine Energy (and More)
Emma Wendt helps Maine's island communities transition to cleaner and more resilient and affordable energy sources often with assistance from the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project.
March 22, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $200 Million to Modernize and Expand Hydropower
Funding Protects America’s Existing Hydropower Fleet, Advances New Marine Energy Technologies, and Supports a Strong Workforce
March 22, 2023
Five Students Selected for Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program
The Water Power Technologies Office and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education announced five students participating in the next cohort of the Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program.