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| Innovation/TechnologyTop Dam Topics: What’s on the Minds of Dam Owners?
While dams come in a variety of sizes and types, owners agree the issues top-of-mind for them include assessing…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Rehabilitating the Generator at Thief River Falls, Minnesota
L&S' scope of services spans a variety of expertise. For instance, the onsite apparatus repair team joined forces with…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Continuing Education for Hydro Operators: December 5 Course on Optimizing Safety and Unit Protection
At NHA’s Southeast Regional Meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, December 5 - 6, attendees can participate in Hydro Academy, where…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Development
How Hydropower Asset Owners Manage the Effects of Extreme Weather
Extreme weather has become more frequent, and learning how to mitigate damage potential is critical to hydro asset owners…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Overhauling On a Budget: How One Small Utility Makes Big Strides
Employees of municipal-owned Kaukauna Utilities in Wisconsin understand the importance of keeping their hydro units in top working order,…
- Powerhouse Article | Policy Drivers
Why California Counts on Hydropower
California set itself on the course to achieve clean energy goals, and hydropower is critical to its success. Clean…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Hydropower’s Universal Dilemma: Repair or Replace?
Knowing whether to repair or replace parts at a hydro plant is a critical decision with pivotal outcomes. By…
- Powerhouse Article | Events
Finding Solutions to Workforce Challenges
The waterpower industry is facing workforce-related challenges, including retaining experienced workers. Clean Currents, running the week of October 17…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Development
Getting More Generation from Turn of the Century Facilities
Bright Magazine, a publication of NorthWestern Energy, covered the importance of upgrading their hydropower facilities as a way of…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Hydropower Supply Chain: Potential Solutions to Complicated Challenges
For hydro project owners, navigating supply chain hurdles is no easy task, made more complicated with pandemic-related delays and…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Development
Introducing a Tool for Navigating Stakeholder Discussions in Licensing and Relicensing
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office partnered with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create an Environmental…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Development
How California Hydropower Operators are Innovating to Prevent Wildfires
California hydropower owners are preventing catastrophic wildfires by utilizing financial tools, partnerships, and hazard reduction projects. Find out how…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Saving an Island – Gearing Up for Construction in the Tennessee Valley
Erosion threatened an island owned by Tennessee Valley Authority. In response, TVA is building a berm to protect their…
- Powerhouse Article | Innovation/Technology
Successful Upgrades at Keokuk Project
Over the course of the last 22 years, American Hydro has upgraded 15 units at Ameren Missouri’s Keokuk plant…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
The Importance of Transparency: Why Great River Hydro Implemented an Environmental, Social, and Governance Program
Great River Hydro, New England’s largest hydropower generator, created an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program, making its work…
- Powerhouse Article | Innovation/Technology
Overhaul or Upgrade: Legacy Control Systems One Hundred Years Later
Mechanical governors have been the stalwart hydroelectric control system for over a century. The reliability and longevity of these…
- Powerhouse Article | People
Achieving an Exemplary Worker Safety Record: An Inside Look at One Hydro Asset Owner’s Approach
American Municipal Power shares how it has achieved an outstanding worker safety record -- no lost-time accidents since hiring…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
Modernizing Existing Hydro Brings Plants Back to Optimal Working Conditions
At some point during the life of a hydro plant, there will undoubtedly come a time where plant modernization…
- Powerhouse Article | Project Operations
A Look Back: How the Tennessee Valley Authority Managed Historic Rainfall in 2020
2020 was the wettest year in 131 years in the Tennessee Valley. Reviewing how TVA managed the rainfall and…
- Powerhouse Article | Innovation/Technology
Upskill your team with invaluable, hands-on-intensive hydro governor training workshops
Regular training is critical for maintaining reliable legacy governor equipment. These intricate and precise machines can provide NERC-level primary…
