Congress Passes Renewable Energy Tax Extenders

Read NHA Executive Director Linda Church Ciocci's statement on the renewable energy tax extenders language that is included in the financial rescue bill.

OSAW Award Competition Now Open

Each year, NHA presents the Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters (OSAW) Awards to organizations that have undertaken projects that have strengthened the hydropower industry in unique ways. Please follow this link to learn more about the OSAW Awards.

NHA Congratulates DOE Clean Tech Water Power Project Winners

The National Hydropower Association congratulates the winners of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Research & Development Clean Technology Water Power Project awards.   Five of the 14 winning projects DOE selected involve NHA member organizations. To learn more, follow this link.

Hydro facility offers backdrop for national discussion on renewables

Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) saw firsthand how the U.S. hydropower industry helps contribute to America’s twin goals of energy independence and a cleaner energy future when he toured NHA member Voith Siemens’ York, Pennsylvania, turbine manufacturing plant. Following his tour, Obama addressed plant employees about his energy plan and pledged support for hydropower as a renewable resource to be harnessed alongside other renewable technologies.

To read NHA’s official press release, please follow this link

Congress forms Hydropower Caucus
America's largest source of renewable energy now has its own bipartisan caucus in Congress. The Hydropower Caucus will serve as a forum to discuss issues relating to hydropower and educate members of Congress on the multiple benefits that domestic, climate-friendly and renewable hydropower provides to the nation's energy portfolio.

For more information on the Hydropower Caucus, please check out this press release.

Hydro Green Energy on CNBC
NHA member Hydro Green Energy has been featured on CNBC's "Powering the Planet" series. The series profiles renewable energy resources like hydropower. The hydropower report highlights conventional and new hydropower applications like the pair of hydrokinetic turbines that Hydro Green Energy plans to install at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dam in Hastings, MN. These underwater turbines represent a new breed of hydropower technologies that will help hydropower double its capacity in the next twenty five years.
To view the video on Hydro Green Energy, follow this link.

NHA Wins Ocean News and Technology Magazine Award

The National Hydropower Association is pleased to announce that it has received the 2008 Education Pioneer Award for its work on behalf of ocean and tidal hydropower technologies.

“We’re delighted to receive this award, which recognizes our work on behalf of ocean and tidal energy, as well as other hydropower technologies,” said NHA executive director Linda Church Ciocci.  “Our members are committed to developing all these promising technologies as we create new energy resources.

Recent estimates from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and other groups suggest that ocean and tidal technologies could provide 10,000 megawatts of capacity by 2025. Adding conventional hydropower and instream hydrokinetic applications increases that number to 23,000 megawatts. Overall, about 95,000 megawatts of capacity from these resources could be brought online, which would double hydropower’s current contribution to America’s energy mix.

In presenting the award, ON&T publisher Dan White singled out NHA’s leadership in recognizing the potential of ocean and tidal resources.

Please click here to view NHA's press release on winning this award.

Hearing Highlights Hydropower’s Benefits
On Thursday, June 12, hydropower was the center of attention at a House Subcommittee on Water
and Power hearing that was designed to educate members about the current and future role
hydropower will play in our nation’s energy mix. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the top
Republican on the subcommittee, organized the hearing along with Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA),
the subcommittee’s chairwoman.

 In her opening statement, Rep. McMorris Rodgers said, “This was our first step toward giving the American people and those inside the Beltway much-needed information about hydropower.”

 The hearing featured two panels and nine witnesses with a wide range of experience regarding
energy and hydropower issues. NHA members Tim Culbertson of Grant County PUD and Bruce
Howard of Avista Corporation testified before the Committee.

Please read NHA's press release on the hearing.

Also, please read NHA's statement on the hearing.

Witness testimony is available on the Water and Power Subcommittee website.
Rep. McMorris Rodger's website is also a good resource for information on hydro.

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OSAW Award Winners Announced
The National Hydropower Association recently announced the winners of the 2008 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters (OSAW) Award. The OSAW Award recognizes organizations and projects committed to excellence in the development and operation of hydropower. Profiles and photos of the 2008 OSAW Award winners can be viewed on the OSAW website.

Hydropower Featured on the Today Show
In celebration of Earth Week, NBC's Today Show is running a "Green Power Today!" series that explores alternative energy resources. On Tuesday, April 22, NBC correspondent Kevin Tibbles visited Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state and reported on the clean, renewable and low cost attributes of hydropower.

View the "Green Power Today!" series feature to learn more about hydropower.

NHA 2007 Annual Report is Now Available
The National Hydropower Association celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Throughout its history, NHA has dedicated itself to raising awareness of the contributions of hydropower and new ocean, tidal and instream hydrokinetic resources to our energy supply. The NHA annual report highlights the accomplishments of last year and outlines the future goals of the association. Please click here to read more…

About Us
The National Hydropower Association, founded in 1983, is the only trade association
in the United States dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of hydropower energy in North America. Located in Washington, D.C., NHA is a member-driven association that accomplishes its policy work and outreach through the initiatives of its standing committees.

Hydropower
Is the power of moving water and comes in many forms from conventional to new emerging technologies of ocean, wave, tidal and hydrokinetic energy. Hydropower is a domestic source of clean, renewable, reliable and affordable electricity. It is more than electricity. Hydropower also provides recreational enhancements, flood control, and irrigation. It is an extremely important energy source that has significant growth opportunity in helping the nation meet new energy supply with a reliable and low-emitting, home-grown energy source. Hydropower is clean energy for a secure future.

No other energy source offers so many advantages.