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Below are news updates about hydropower and marine energy technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Office of Critical Materials and Energy Innovation, the Water Power Technologies Office, and other federal agencies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
WPTO opened applications for the second annual Hydropower Collegiate Competition and fifth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition. These competitions help students prepare for jobs in hydropower, marine energy, and related industries.
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.
WPTO launched the Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize, which will award up to $2.3 million to competitors investigating novel technologies for harnessing and converting the power of ocean waves into usable types of energy.
The Water Power Technologies Office and the Tennessee Valley Authority signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance collaboration on hydropower technology development.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) today released its 2021–2022 Accomplishments Report.
The Water Power Technologies Office recently released its 2022 Peer Review Report, which includes feedback and recommendations from a team of independent experts who evaluated WPTO-funded projects across the Hydropower and Marine Energy programs.
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