David Evans and Associates Inc.’s High-Tech Underwater Dam Inspections
David Evans and Associates Inc. (DEA) is an engineering and professional services consulting firm with 29 offices and more than 850 employees nationwide. DEA serves energy, water, transportation, land development, surveying, and marine services clients. The firm…
Timothy Welch of the Water Power Technologies Office: Funding Research Into the Future of the U.S. Hydropower Industry
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) funds important hydropower, marine energy, and freshwater hydrokinetic research at U.S. national laboratories, private companies, and universities. Its hydropower portfolio covers new technology, hydropower’s relationship with…
Kids in the Creek: A Hands-On Education in Water Resources Management
Kids in the Creek is a north-central Washington State educational program supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The program consists of a 3‑day educational field experience at Entiat National Fish Hatchery that brings students…
Volume 2 Issue 8 September 2021
By Kris Polly As we move further into the 21st century, it is becoming clearer and clearer that hydropower will play a central role in the transition to a more renewable, carbon-free grid. And that means that…
GE Renewable Energy: Teaching Future Generations About Hydropower
General Electric (GE) is one of the largest corporations in the United States, with business lines ranging from power to aviation to healthcare. One of its business lines, GE Renewable Energy, is involved in a push to…
Lignum Vitae LLC: Growing Environmentally Safe Water-Lubricated Bearings From Trees
It may come as a surprise to learn that some of the best industrial bearings in the world are made not of space-age synthetic materials but of the wood of a tropical tree. Lignum vitae is a…
Vigor Industrial: Specialized Steel Fabrication for the Hydro Industry and Beyond
Vigor is a diversified industrial business that serves a wide variety of markets, including ship repair, marine vessel fabrication, aerospace and defense, bridge construction, nuclear facilities, and the hydropower industry. Its products for the hydropower industry include…
Rye Development: Proving the Long-Term Value of Pumped Hydro
Rye Development LLC is a lead developer in new hydropower generation and energy storage. Rye is committed to offering low-impact hydropower and pumped storage as environmentally safe and high-value solutions. With many projects soon to be under…
Herbie Johnson: Rehabilitating Southern Company’s Hydro Fleet
Southern Company is one of the largest producers of electricity in the United States, with 42,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity. It has 9 million customers and businesses nationwide, with electric utilities in three states and natural…
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Guidebook for Hydropower Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has funded a team of five national laboratories to develop a valuation guidance for pumped storage hydropower. The team has developed and recently published a guidebook to assist developers of prospective…
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