The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office (H2O) publishes three newsletters covering the latest news, funding opportunities, events and announcements for water power research and development.
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April 2026 | DOE Prepares to Push Forward Water Power Innovation
March 2026 | DOE Prepares to Push Forward Water Power Innovation
January 2024 | $14.5 Million Opportunity Now Open for Ocean Renewable Energy R&D at U.S. Colleges and Universities
February 2024 | $14.5 Million Available to Support Marine and Ocean Renewable Energy Research at Educational Institutions
March 2024 | Apply Today for Technical Assistance to Support Hydropower Project Development
May 2024 | Join New Program for Hydro and Manufacturing Collaboration
June 2024 | Apply for a $1.7 Million Prize That Supports Powering the Offshore Economy With Marine Energy
July 2024 | Nearly $5 Million Now Available To Support Water Power Innovation
August 2024 | Up to $112.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Wave Energy Technologies Opens Soon
September 2024 | $400 Million To Support Rural and Remote Clean Energy Projects Coming Soon
October 2024 | Up to $112.5 Million in Funding Opportunity for Wave Energy Technologies Now Open
November 2024 | Apply Today for the 2025 Marine Energy Fellowship!
December 2024 | DOE Invests $15 Million To Enhance Hydropower's Ability To Support Electric Grid Reliability
January 2023 | Deadline Approaching for BIL Water Power Funding
February 2023 | Deadlines Approaching for Water Power Funding Opportunities
March 2023 | Applications for $4 Million Fish Passage Funding Opportunity Due this Month
April 2023 | Apply Now for Water Power Collegiate Competitions
May 2023 | Available Now: $45 Million for Tidal and Current Energy
June 2023 | $10M Funding Opportunity for Tidal and/or Current Energy Technologies Due Soon
July 2023 | Deadlines Approaching to Tidal Energy Funding Opportunity
August 2023 | InDEEP Prize Closes Soon!
September 2023 | Tidal Energy Funding Opportunity Closing Soon
October 2023 | UPDATED LINKS: Two Funding Opportunities Closing this Week
November 2023 | Concept Papers for $16.4M Offshore Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity Due Tomorrow
December 2023 | Now Open! Funding Opportunity to Enhance Hydropower Flexibility
January 2022 | New Eligibility for Hydropower Incentive Program
March 2022 | WPTO Releases Its 2020–2021 Accomplishments Report
May 2022 | Announcing Winners of Wave-Powered Desalination Prize
July 2022 | DOE Requests Information on Hydroelectric Incentive Programs
September 2022 | WPTO Announces Notice of Intent to Fund Marine Energy and Hydropower Research
November 2022 | WPTO Releases Funding Opportunities for Hydropower and Marine Energy
January 2021 | 2020 Year-End Wrap Up
Mid-January 2021 | WPTO Releases 2019–2020 Accomplishments Report
February 2021 | WPTO Announces Waves to Water Prize ADAPT Stage Winners
Late February 2021 | New Head of EERE Joining 3/1 Water Power Webinar and ARPA-E Announces Funding
March 2021 | FERC Issues PacWave a 25-year License and WPTO Announces New Funding for ORPC
Late March 2021 | WPTO Celebrates Women’s History Month and World Water Day
April 2021 | TEAMER Announces Third Request for Technical Support and Extended Access Period
Mid-April 2021 | The 2021 International Conference on Ocean Energy & Waterpower Week
May 2021 | EERE Announces Winners of 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition
Late May 2021 | 2022 MECC Teams Selected & New WPTO Job Opening
June 2021 | Happy National Ocean Month!
July 2021 | DOE Selects Seven Innovative Water Power Technologies for R&D Funding
September 2021 | Dive Into New Content, Features, & More!
November 2021 | November Water Wire: New Announcements and Publications
January 2020 | DOE and Bureau of Reclamation Collaborate to Launch New Fish Protection Prize
February 2020 | Dept. of Commerce and DOE Release Joint Blue Economy Funding Opportunity
March 2020 | DOE Announces Funding for Marine Energy Research and Testing Infrastructure
May 2020 | Open now: TEAMER, Hydro RFI, and 242 Hydro Incentive Program
June 2020 | Water Wire - Ocean Edition
Late June 2020 | WPTO Launches Prize Leveraging Advanced Manufacturing for Hydropower; Announces CONCEPT Winners for Fish Protection Prize
July 2020 | Marine Energy Collegiate Competition Winners Announced
August 2020 | Agencies Sign Hydro MOU and DOE Announces New Prize
September 2020 | WPTO Celebrates National Hydro Day with New Prize and Interagency MOU
October 2020 | Three Teams Hook Fish Protection Grand Prizes
Mid-October 2020 | EERE Announces Hydropower Technical Assistance Opportunity and New Partnership Program
Late October 2020 | DOE and NOAA Announce Second Stage of Ocean Observing Prize; MECC 2021 Competitors Announced
November 2020 | TEAMER Announces Second Request for Technical Support
Late November 2020 | DOE and DOI Announce $40 Million Collaboration
December 2020 | DOE Announces SBIR/STTR FOA; Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Program Opens Application Period
June 2019 | Waves to Water Prize Now Open, Marine Sciences Laboratory RFI
July 2019 | WPTO at HydroVision International
August 2019 | Energy Department Funding Awardee Launches Sustainable River Energy Project in Alaska
September 2019 | Marine Energy Research and Testing Network Program Director Announced, New Ocean Observing Prize
Early October 2019 | Marine Energy Research and Testing Network Program Director Announced, New Ocean Observing Prize
Late October 2019 | FAST Prize Winners Announced, Register for WPTO Stakeholder Webinar
November 2019 | Prize Announcements at White House Ocean Summit
December 2019 | Energy Department-funded Buoy Arrives in Hawaii for Testing
H2O's Hydropower newsletter features news on R&D and applied science to advance sustainable hydropower and pumped storage technologies.
January 2024 | Concept Paper Deadline Approaching for $9.5M in Funding to Boost Hydropower Flexibility
March 2024 | Applications for Hydropower Technical Assistance Due Soon
May 2024 | New Advanced Manufacturing Opportunity Now Available for Hydropower Projects
July 2024 | Nearly $5 Million Funding Opportunity to Boost Water Power Entrepreneurship and Innovation Now Open
September 2024 | Coming Soon! $400 Million Investment in Clean Energy Solutions for Rural and Remote Communities
November 2024 | Nearly $15 Million in Projects Announced to Enhance Hydropower's Ability To Support Electricity Grids
January 2023 | Deadlines Approaching for Water Power Funding Opportunities
March 2023 | WPTO Publishes its Annual Accomplishments Report
May 2023 | Meet the Winners of the 2023 Hydropower Collegiate Competition
July 2023 | Apply Now And Work With WPTO's Hydropower Program
September 2023 | DOE and WPTO Announce $13 Million in Funding to Advance Hydropower
November 2023 | $9.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Hydropower Flexibility Now Open
January 2022 | WPTO Expands Eligibility for Hydropower Incentive Program
February 2022 | Last Call to Apply for Hydropower Incentive Program
March 2022 | WPTO Releases Annual Accomplishments Report
April 2022 | Announcing the Inaugural Hydropower Collegiate Competition
May 2022 | First Phase of the Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize Closes Soon
June 2022 | WPTO Awards $8 Million to Strengthen Hydropower’s Grid Impact
July 2022 | DOE Requests Information on Hydroelectric Incentive Programs
August 2022 | Deadline Approaching to Provide Input on Hydroelectric Incentive Programs
September 2022 | WPTO Announces More Than $32 Million for Hydropower Funding Opportunities
October 2022 | WPTO Announces Phase Two Winners of the Hydropower Operations Optimization Prize
November 2022 | DOE Releases $32 Million to Advance Hydropower R&D
December 2022 | Statements of Interest for Hydropower Technical Assistance Opportunity
August 2021 | Welcome to Hydro Headlines & Happy National Hydropower Day!
September 2021 | Latest Products, Events, and More
October 2021 | New Prizes, Funding Opportunities, & More
November 2021 | New Funding, Reports, & More
December 2021 | Last Chance for Input on Hydropower Prize Strategy
H2O's Marine Energy newsletter shares news and updates on tools, analysis, and emerging technologies to advance marine energy.
February 2024 | Deadline Approaching for $16.4M Opportunity for Offshore Renewable Energy Moorings and Noise Reduction
April 2024 | Coming Soon! Nearly $5 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Water Power Entrepreneurship and Innovation
June 2024 | Deadline Approaching for $1.7 Million Powering the Blue Economy™: Power at Sea Prize
August 2024 | Opening Soon! Up to $112.5 Million Funding Opportunity for Wave Energy Technologies
October 2024 | Up to $112.5 Million in Funding Available for Wave Energy Technologies
December 2024 | $18 Million in Projects Announced To Advance Marine Energy and Offshore Wind Research at U.S. Universities
January 2023 | WPTO Adds $10 Million to Proposed Tidal and Current Energy Funding Opportunity
February 2023 | WPTO Publishes Its 2022 Peer Review Report
April 2023 | WPTO Launches $2.3 Million Wave Energy Prize
June 2023 | $2.3M Wave Energy Prize Open for Submissions
August 2023 | Make a Splash and Win Some Money With Photos and Videos of Water Power
October 2023 | Apply for the 2024 Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program
December 2023 | $1.7 Million Power at Sea Prize Is Now Accepting Submissions
January 2022 | WPTO Announces Projects to Receive $25M for Open-Water R&D at PacWave
February 2022 | Last Chance To Apply for Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize
March 2022 | WPTO Releases Its Annual Accomplishments Report for 2020–2021
April 2022 | WPTO Announces Winners of Waves to Water DRINK Finale Prize
May 2022 | DOE Announces Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize Selections
June 2022 | WPTO Celebrates National Ocean Month
July 2022 | Apply Today for the Next Round of TEAMER Technical Support
August 2022 | WPTO Announces Upcoming $10 Million Funding Opportunity to Advance Marine Energy Innovation
September 2022 | Applications open for Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program
October 2022 | WPTO Releases $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Marine Energy Innovation
November 2022 | WPTO Announces $35 Million in Funding to Advance Tidal and River Current Energy Systems
December 2022 | WPTO Announces $10.5 Million in Marine Energy Projects at the National Laboratories
August 2021 | Welcome to The Water Column!
September 2021 | Latest in Marine Energy Prizes, Products, & Publications
October 2021 | New Marine Energy Opportunities, Products, & More
November 2021 | What's New in Marine Energy
December 2021 | New Report Depicts Potential Benefits of Marine Energy to the Grid