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Announcing the Winners of the Make a Splash Photo Contest
Winners were announced and displayed at Waterpower Week, which was held in Washington, D.C.
Water Power Technologies Office
April 18, 2019
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office is pleased to announce the winners of the Make a Splash Photo Contest.
Winners were announced and displayed at Waterpower Week, which was held in Washington, D.C., April 1–3, 2019. Contest winners were selected for photos depicting water power in the United States in the following categories:
- Overall Hydropower
- Overall Marine Energy
- Recreational Hydropower
- Community/Local Hydropower
- Jobs/Economic Development of Water Power
- Research and Development of New Water Power Technologies
Nineteen winning photographs were selected from 12 photographers. Six first place winners were chosen in the above categories, as well as four second place winners, five third place winners, and four judge’s choice winners.
First place winners in the Overall Hydropower and Overall Marine Energy categories will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize. First place winners in the remaining categories will be awarded $1,000. Second place winners in all categories will receive $750, and third place will receive $500. Judge’s choice winners are recognized, but will not receive cash prizes. Winners who are current federal employees or contractors working on a federal site are ineligible to receive cash prizes.
Winning entries and other photographs entered in the contest will be featured on the Water Power Technologies Office website, exhibited at DOE headquarters, and displayed in other Office material.
The following are the winning photos and photographers in each category:
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Sunrise at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
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Photographer: Rafael Kaup
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Diablo Dam beneath Pyramid Peak in North Cascades National Recreation Area, Washington.
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Photographer: Pablo McLoud
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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Rainbow over the Rocky Reach Dam in Washington State.
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Photographer: Katelynn English
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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The Hoover Dam in Nevada.
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Photographer: Brandi Foster
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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Rock Island Dam on the Columbia River in Washington State.
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Photographer: Karl Specht
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Judge's Choice
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Morning at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
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Photographer: Rafael Kaup
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Sunrise at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
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Photographer: Rafael Kaup
1st Place
Sunrise at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
Photographer: Rafael Kaup
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Diablo Dam beneath Pyramid Peak in North Cascades National Recreation Area, Washington.
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Photographer: Pablo McLoud
2nd Place
Diablo Dam beneath Pyramid Peak in North Cascades National Recreation Area, Washington.
Photographer: Pablo McLoud
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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Rainbow over the Rocky Reach Dam in Washington State.
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Photographer: Katelynn English
3rd Place (Three-way tie)
Rainbow over the Rocky Reach Dam in Washington State.
Photographer: Katelynn English
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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The Hoover Dam in Nevada.
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Photographer: Brandi Foster
3rd Place (Three-way tie)
The Hoover Dam in Nevada.
Photographer: Brandi Foster
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3rd Place (Three-way tie)
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Rock Island Dam on the Columbia River in Washington State.
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Photographer: Karl Specht
3rd Place (Three-way tie)
Rock Island Dam on the Columbia River in Washington State.
Photographer: Karl Specht
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Judge's Choice
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Morning at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
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Photographer: Rafael Kaup
Judge's Choice
Morning at the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Oregon.
Photographer: Rafael Kaup
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Installing a Verdant Power tidal turbine for testing at the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project in the East Channel of the East River in New York, New York.
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Photographer: Verdant Power
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The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory tests the MiniWEC, a small wave energy converter test platform, on Lake Washington, Seattle.
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Photographer: Curtis Rusch
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Testing of Northwest Energy Innovations Azura wave power technology at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawai’i.
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Photographer: Brian Polagye
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Installing a Verdant Power tidal turbine for testing at the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project in the East Channel of the East River in New York, New York.
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Photographer: Verdant Power
1st Place
Installing a Verdant Power tidal turbine for testing at the Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project in the East Channel of the East River in New York, New York.
Photographer: Verdant Power
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The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory tests the MiniWEC, a small wave energy converter test platform, on Lake Washington, Seattle.
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Photographer: Curtis Rusch
2nd Place
The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory tests the MiniWEC, a small wave energy converter test platform, on Lake Washington, Seattle.
Photographer: Curtis Rusch
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Testing of Northwest Energy Innovations Azura wave power technology at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawai’i.
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Photographer: Brian Polagye
3rd Place
Testing of Northwest Energy Innovations Azura wave power technology at the Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawai’i.
Photographer: Brian Polagye
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Kayaking in the spillway below the Ocoee Hydropower Dam in Tennessee.
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Photographer: Diane Kirkland
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Salmon fishing in front of Wanapum Dam on Columbia River, Washington.
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Photographer: Dave Dempsey
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Judge's Choice
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Early morning rowing on the Tennessee River near Knoxville, Tennessee. This body of water is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority hydropower system.
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Photographer: Diane Kirkland
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Kayaking in the spillway below the Ocoee Hydropower Dam in Tennessee.
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Photographer: Diane Kirkland
1st Place
Kayaking in the spillway below the Ocoee Hydropower Dam in Tennessee.
Photographer: Diane Kirkland
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Salmon fishing in front of Wanapum Dam on Columbia River, Washington.
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Photographer: Dave Dempsey
2nd Place
Salmon fishing in front of Wanapum Dam on Columbia River, Washington.
Photographer: Dave Dempsey
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Judge's Choice
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Early morning rowing on the Tennessee River near Knoxville, Tennessee. This body of water is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority hydropower system.
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Photographer: Diane Kirkland
Judge's Choice
Early morning rowing on the Tennessee River near Knoxville, Tennessee. This body of water is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority hydropower system.
Photographer: Diane Kirkland
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The Freedom Falls Hydropower Project in Freedom, Maine, featuring a Natel Energy Natel Energy Free-Jet hydroEngine turbine.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Judge's Choice
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The Monroe low head hydro project in Madras, Oregon.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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The Freedom Falls Hydropower Project in Freedom, Maine, featuring a Natel Energy Natel Energy Free-Jet hydroEngine turbine.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
1st Place
The Freedom Falls Hydropower Project in Freedom, Maine, featuring a Natel Energy Natel Energy Free-Jet hydroEngine turbine.
Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Judge's Choice
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The Monroe low head hydro project in Madras, Oregon.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
Judge's Choice
The Monroe low head hydro project in Madras, Oregon.
Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
Jobs/Economic Development of Water Power
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A mechanical engineer works on Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine turbine.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Judge's Choice
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A mechanical engineer inspects Natel Energy’s LP hydroEngine turbine blades.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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A mechanical engineer works on Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine turbine.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
1st Place
A mechanical engineer works on Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine turbine.
Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Judge's Choice
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A mechanical engineer inspects Natel Energy’s LP hydroEngine turbine blades.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
Judge's Choice
A mechanical engineer inspects Natel Energy’s LP hydroEngine turbine blades.
Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
Research and Development of New Water Power Technologies
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Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine, a linear free jet single stage impulse turbine, spins at the Natel Energy headquarters in Alameda, California.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Researchers tag wild run spring Chinook salmon with a passive integrated transponder (PIT), which will track migration through the Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project near Estacada, Oregon.
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Photographer: Margaret David
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A researcher from the University of Washington prepares the RivRaft drifting hydrophone array, an underwater listening system used to monitor and mitigate potential interaction of marine energy technologies with fish. The RivRaft was deployed to monitor the Ocean Renewable Power Company’s RivGen hydrokinetic turbine in Igiugig, Alaksa.
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Photographer: Curtis Rusch
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Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine, a linear free jet single stage impulse turbine, spins at the Natel Energy headquarters in Alameda, California.
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Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
1st Place
Natel Energy’s Linear Pelton hydroEngine, a linear free jet single stage impulse turbine, spins at the Natel Energy headquarters in Alameda, California.
Photographer: Andy Baumgartner
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Researchers tag wild run spring Chinook salmon with a passive integrated transponder (PIT), which will track migration through the Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project near Estacada, Oregon.
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Photographer: Margaret David
2nd Place
Researchers tag wild run spring Chinook salmon with a passive integrated transponder (PIT), which will track migration through the Clackamas River Hydroelectric Project near Estacada, Oregon.
Photographer: Margaret David
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A researcher from the University of Washington prepares the RivRaft drifting hydrophone array, an underwater listening system used to monitor and mitigate potential interaction of marine energy technologies with fish. The RivRaft was deployed to monitor the Ocean Renewable Power Company’s RivGen hydrokinetic turbine in Igiugig, Alaksa.
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Photographer: Curtis Rusch
3rd Place
A researcher from the University of Washington prepares the RivRaft drifting hydrophone array, an underwater listening system used to monitor and mitigate potential interaction of marine energy technologies with fish. The RivRaft was deployed to monitor the Ocean Renewable Power Company’s RivGen hydrokinetic turbine in Igiugig, Alaksa.
Photographer: Curtis Rusch
