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NHA Welcomes New 2022 Board Officers and Members
NHA’s 20-member board is comprised of forward-thinking leaders from hydropower and marine energy sectors
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HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL BOLSTERS HYDROPOWER & MARINE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Bill includes $909M for hydropower, pumped storage and marine energy industry.
Link Yuba Water Agency’s Watershed Resilience Program Wins 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Duke Energy’s Toxaway River Bridge Replacement Wins 2020 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Idaho Power Company’s Niagara Springs Sturgeon Hatchery Wins 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Turlock Irrigation District Wins 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy Project Wins 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Whooshh Innovations’ Passage Portal at Big Bar Wins 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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NHA Announces 2021 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award Winners
Recognizes projects that have provided extraordinary recreational, historical, environmental or educational value
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Hydropower Industry Bestows Lifetime Achievement Award to Thomas Sullivan
The Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award is the hydropower industry's most prestigious honor.
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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…
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NHA Unveils New 2021 U.S. Pumped Storage Hydropower Report
NHA Unveils New 2021 U.S. Pumped Storage Hydropower ReportAmerica’s large source of grid-scale energy storage grid will play a…
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House Ways and Means Committee Reconciliation Proposal Misses an Opportunity to Maintain Clean, Renewable Hydropower
Proposal fails to include a new 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to maintain and enhance the existing hydropower fleet
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SENATE PASSES INFRASTRUCTURE BILL: ENHANCES RIVER RESTORATION, DAM SAFETY, AND HYDROPOWER
American Rivers * National Hydropower Association * Association of State Dam Safety Officials * Hydropower Reform Coalition *American Whitewater…
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INFRASTRUCTURE BILL ACCELERATES THE REHABILITATION, RETROFIT, OR REMOVAL OF AMERICA’S 90,000 DAMS
Includes historic support for grid & environmental enhancements at existing hydropower facilities
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Senate Infrastructure Bill Makes Hydropower and Dam Safety a Priority
Senate Infrastructure Bill Makes Hydropower and Dam Safety a PriorityBill includes key piece of the infrastructure proposal to accelerate…
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Kuster, Young, Feinstein Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Climate Change, Restore Rivers, Improve Public Safety, and Modernize Hydropower
Kuster, Young, Feinstein Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Climate Change, Restore Rivers, Improve Public Safety, and Modernize Hydropower**Kuster in…
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Sens. Cantwell & Murkowski Introduce Bill to Incentivize Hydropower Grid Resilience, Safety and Environmental Performance, and Dam Removal
Creates a 30% Investment Tax Credit to support grid resilience, dam safety upgrades, and environmental enhancements at existing hydropower…
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Waterpower 101: What is Pumped Storage Hydropower?
Need a quick video to better understand the basics of pumped storage hydropower? NREL developed REDi Island to explain…
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NHA Unveils New 2021 U.S. Pumped Storage Hydropower Report
Report outlines the challenges facing the renewable resource, & provides policy and regulatory recommendations for its future development.
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