The President's Award

This prestigious award is given to a member company that has blazed new pathways to strengthen and invigorate the hydropower industry.

President’s Award 2006 Given To Verdant Power

Washington D.C. — Verdant Power of Arlington, Va., a kinetic hydropower company, is the 2006 recipient of the National Hydropower Association’s President’s Award. This prestigious award is given to a member company that has blazed new pathways to strengthen and invigorate the hydropower industry.

Verdant Power is scheduled to deploy underwater turbines in New York City’s East River. The tidal energy project, located near the United Nations building, will have a capacity of up to 10 MW. They are also involved in other major projects: California’s Aqueducts & Canals Energy (ACE) Project; Canada’s Corwall, Ontario River Energy (CORE) Project; UK’s European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) Project, and other soon to be announced—all leading toward commercialization.

“Verdant Power, just in its sixth year of operation, has such a tremendous vision of the future, and enthusiasm to make that vision a reality,” said George Martin, 2005 president of NHA. Martin presented Verdant with the award during the Association’s opening assembly at their annual conference held April 3–5 in Washington D.C.

Hydropower’s growth potential is sometimes misunderstood. Although one of the nations leading renewable energy resources, it is not thought of as a growing and cutting edge technology. The President’s Award was developed to help recognize forward thinking companies that are leading the way for new growth and vitality in the hydropower industry. Verdant Power is certainly one of them.

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