Water Power
The Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program conducts research into two advanced water power technologies: marine and hydrokinetic technologies and conventional hydropower technologies.
Marine and hydrokinetic technologies capture energy from waves, tides, ocean currents, the natural flow of water in rivers, and marine thermal gradients without building new dams or diversions. Conventional hydropower uses dams, diversionary structures, and impoundments to generate electric power from water resources.
For each technology, the program focuses on technology development, which addresses technical barriers to device design, development, testing, evaluation, and integration; and market acceleration, which addresses nontechnical barriers to the development, siting, and deployment of the technologies.
- Conventional Hydropower Technology Development
- Conventional Hydropower Market Acceleration
- Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development
- Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Market Acceleration
- Projects