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DOE and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are pleased to announce 7 winners of the DESIGN Contest, the first of three contests in the Powering the Blue Economy™: Ocean Observing Prize DEVELOP Competition.
April 19, 2021
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Two teams will share $75,000 prize pool for their foundation solutions to shore up hydropower systems.
April 8, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office announced the launch of the 2022 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC): Powering the Blue Economy™.
April 5, 2021
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WPTO has three openings in the areas of hydropower engineering, economics, and power system modeling through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship Program.
March 29, 2021
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