The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office enables research, development, and testing of emerging technologies to advance marine energy as well as next-generation hydropower and pumped storage systems for a flexible, reliable grid.

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Latino Power: The Future of the Clean Energy Workforce
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, meet three students who prepared for their clean energy careers by gaining valuable experience through three different EERE programs.
September 19, 2023
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Apply Now for the Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program
Applications are now open for the 2024 Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program. This program supports graduate students working on marine energy-focused research theses or dissertations. Applications are due December 1, 2023.
September 18, 2023
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Part 2: How Progressive Cash Prizes Fueled a Cleantech Startup Revolution
Prize competitions at the U.S. Department of Energy are designed to make it easier and quicker for American innovators to develop clean energy technologies, launch businesses, and increase U.S. manufacturing.
September 18, 2023
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Part 3: How Much Can One Government Idea Alter the Course of Clean Energy?
The U.S. Department of Energy launched the first American-Made Challenge in 2018 to attract more diverse American innovators and accelerate commercialization of clean energy technologies.
September 18, 2023
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Part 4: The Federal Funding Option That Launched Hundreds of Cleantech Startups (and Counting)
The U.S. Department of Energy leveraged American-Made Challenge Prize competitions to get capital to clean energy organizations that were previously unable to access traditional federal funding resources.
September 18, 2023
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U.S. Department of Energy Invests $6.3 Million in Environmentally Sustainable Hydropower with Research to Advance Fish Passage and Protection Technologies
Six research and development projects will improve fish passage and protection technologies and reduce the environmental impacts of hydropower on species and ecosystems
September 13, 2023
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Why and How Should We Modernize U.S. Hydropower Facilities?
Hydropower facilities need updates to increase efficiency, improve energy reliability, and enhance community and grid resilience.
September 7, 2023
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $13 Million to Enhance Continued Deployment of Hydropower
President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Is Supporting Seven Projects That Will Advance the Nation’s Original Renewable Energy System
September 6, 2023
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STEMtember Spotlight: Career Development Opportunities for Minority Students
Are you a student preparing to join the clean energy workforce? Jump-start your career with an EERE fellowship or internship.
September 1, 2023
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DOE and DOI to Fund Research to Improve Offshore Renewable Energy Deployments
DOE announced that it plans to collaborate and jointly fund research to further support durable and environmentally responsible U.S. offshore wind energy and marine energy deployments.
August 31, 2023
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