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- Hydropower in the News
ARTICLE: Pumped Storage “Water Batteries” Will Be Increasingly Vital in a Clean Energy Transition
NPR dove deep into the potential for pumped storage hydropower in the U.S. and its role in bringing other more variable renewables onto the grid by using an ex…
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U.S. Department of Energy Sees 1.4 GW of Potential for Conduit Hydropower
DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory study found that small-scale projects on existing manufactured water infrastructure could generate 1.4 GW nationally.
- Marine Energy
VIDEO: The Ocean Has the Potential to Power Our Planet – and the Navy is Racing to Harness It
Discover how the U.S. Navy is working to harness the enormous amount of energy stored in waves, enough to power every U.S. household, twice over.
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NHA Statement on 2022 OSAW Winners
Check out which waterpower companies provided innovative solutions to improve the communities in which they serve!
- Hydropower in the News
ARTICLE: Why Hydropower is the Forgotten Giant of Clean Energy
Hydropower is by far the largest renewable worldwide, producing over twice as much energy as wind, and over four times as much as solar. And pumping water up a…
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America’s first renewable provides clean, carbon-free energy to roughly 30 million homes, and 40 percent of U.S. renewable electricity, all while providing the flexibility needed to integrate increasing amounts of wind and solar onto the grid.
- Pumped Storage
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Pumped storage is the nation’s "water battery". Representing 92 percent of energy storage in America, it helps to balance the flow of power across transmission networks by absorbing excess when electricity demand is low and releasing it when it increases.
- Marine Energy
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Marine Energy - America’s next gen renewable - consists of wave, tidal, ocean current, riverine, and ocean thermal energy conversion/salinity gradients technologies, all capable of providing predictable, consistent and affordable clean electricity.
Hydropower Is Clean, Renewable Energy
For more than a century, Hydropower has generated clean, renewable electricity. The history of hydropower is deeply woven within the fabric of communities throughout this nation. It powered the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts during the Industrial Revolution, and produced the electricity needed to make aluminum for the U.S. military in World War II. And, in addition to homes and businesses, it provides tech companies and data centers with affordable and reliable energy. Today stands ready to build a more resilient, sustainable economy powered by a carbon free electricity grid.
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