Ready to start building our energy future with a career in water power? The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office (H2O) is committed to developing and deploying a portfolio of innovative technologies for domestic power generation from resources such as hydropower, waves, and tides.
H2O's mission is to enable research, development, and testing of new technologies to advance marine energy as well as next-generation hydropower and pumped storage systems for a flexible, reliable grid.
If you are passionate about developing innovative solutions to address the nation's energy needs, apply to join our team by exploring our available marine energy jobs and hydropower jobs!
Learn about a few of the individuals whose impactful work with H2O will help advance hydropower and marine energy technologies in the Ripple Effect profile series.
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University of Southern California takes home grand prize in competition that challenges students to develop innovative solutions for coastal and maritime markets -
45 student-led teams to participate in competitions that engage and educate students about real-world challenges facing the hydropower and marine energy sectors and career opportunities in water power.
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Nichole Fitzgerald shares how her boundless curiosity and love of chemistry took her from grade school to grad school to Director for the Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office. -
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo takes home grand prize in competition that challenges students to develop innovative hydropower solutions for real-word problems -
212 American hydropower facilities across 33 states will receive funds to upgrade aging infrastructure and maintain the nation’s affordable, reliable source of domestic energy -
DOE to begin accepting applications from U.S. college and university students to participate in the 2026-2027 Hydropower and Marine Energy Collegiate Competitions
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There’s a lot to celebrate from the past 12 months. -
In celebration of National Hydropower Day, DOE announced several actions that will help unleash American hydropower -
The U.S. Department of Energy today extended a commitment to collaboration in water power research and development with Norway’s Royal Ministry of Energy.
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Network offers technology developers access to a range of testing capabilities to help advance and boost the readiness of their hydropower technologies.
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