Hydroelectric

Hydropower investment opportunities in U.S. remain untapped, per NREL report

The new report provides a comprehensive analysis of the risks and opportunities for investing in small- to medium-sized hydropower and pumped storage projects.

Four hydropower projects included in $366 million for clean energy

The selectees will undergo a negotiation process with the U.S. Department of Energy.

DOE announces largest single investment in hydropower facilities, at $71.5 million

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its largest single investment in hydropower with the selection of 46 projects to receive up to $71.5 million in incentive payments to increase generation efficiency of the existing fleet. The Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentive payments are administered by the Grid Deployment Office and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Hydropower is the nation’s

Congress briefed: Plan to breach Snake River dams threatens the region’s power supply

Efforts to breach the four lower Snake River dams in Washington State threaten the future of the region’s power supply, Congress briefed.

TVA awards maintenance contract to Day & Zimmermann for hydroelectric, gas, coal

The five-year contract includes scaffolding, coatings, insulation, asbestos abatement and lead abatement work.

DOE funding projects to increase hydropower flexibility

DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office has released a $9.5 million funding opportunity to increase hydropower’s flexibility to balance variable resources.

DOE announces $38 million to support hydropower, releases new Hydropower Vision Roadmap

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 66 hydro facilities will receive more than $38 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and sold, and the “reimagined” Hydropower Vision Roadmap has been released. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and with consideration of facilities located in communities with inadequate electric service, the incentive payments provide funding for electricity generated

EIA reduces U.S. hydropower generation forecast by 6% due to weather events

Above-normal temperatures in May in the Pacific Northwest melted snow rapidly, resulting in a significant loss of water supply, measured as snow water equivalent in higher elevations.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that 66 hydro facilities will receive more than $38 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and so…

Above-normal temperatures in May in the Pacific Northwest melted snow rapidly, resulting in a significant loss of water supply, measured as snow water equivalen…

FirstLight Power acquiring Hydroméga Services Inc., including 10 hydroelectric projects

FirstLight Power has finalized an agreement to acquire Hydroméga Services Inc., including ownership interest in five hydropower generating stations in Québec …

Study shows 1,800 potential sites for pumped storage hydropower in Alaska

About 1,800 sites in Alaska are suitable for the development of closed-loop pumped storage hydropower projects, and many more are suitable for open-loop pumped …

Inside the historic Gaston Shoals Hydro Station

Nearly two dozen HYDROVISION International attendees received an exclusive look inside the 115-year old plant earlier this month….

Meet us in Charlotte, N.C., for HYDROVISION International 2023

HYDROVISION International®, the world’s largest hydropower and dams industry event, is bringing together the global hydroelectric power community July 11-13,…

Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

The dam break “could have negative consequences” for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which is Europe’s biggest, but for now the situation is “controllable…

Idaho Power, national labs team to evaluate hydrogen generation integrated with hydropower

Researchers will also evaluate the potential of using excess oxygen generated by the hydrogen generation process to reoxygenate water in rivers with hydropower …

TVA and DOE sign memorandum to advance hydropower technologies

Over the next six months, the DOE’s Water Power Technologies Office and TVA will develop an action plan that outlines their joint efforts….

rPlus Hydro submits final license application for 1,000 MW White Pine Pumped Storage

The proposed project is expected to provide eight hours of energy storage at its full capacity of 1,000 MW, which is equivalent to about an eighth of Nevada’s…

Mark Cook reflects on 15 years at Hoover Dam

As manager of Hoover Dam for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, there are days at work where Mark Cook still pinches himself….

Has Russia bombed Ukrainian hydropower plants?

Reports have been circulating for weeks that Russian troops have either already targeted and bombed hydropower plants in Ukraine or that these plants are future…