Water Power News

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Invests in Expanding Marine Energy and Hydroelectric Power to Increase Access to Reliable Clean Power for Americans

Explore the marine energy projects in the Water Power Technologies Office’s 2021–2022 Accomplishments Report that are helping to expand and diversify the U.S. energy portfolio.

Learn more about the hydropower projects in the Water Power Technologies Office’s 2021–2022 Accomplishments Report that are supporting the clean energy transition.

A new report from Oak Ridge National Laboratory discusses the potential to use advanced manufacturing and materials to modernize the existing hydropower fleet and enable designs for new hydropower technologies.

This Earth Day’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet.” At the Water Power Technologies Office, investing in the planet means investing in people. This year, the office has more initiatives underway and resources available than ever before.

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.

How recent upgrades to the Bowersock Mills Hydropower Facility provide Lawrence, Kansas with much more than power.

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.