Hydropower Projects
The Water Power Program helps industry harness this renewable,
emissions-free resource to generate environmentally sustainable
and cost-effective electricity. Through support for public, private,
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Conventional Hydropower Technologies Fact Sheet
This factsheet gives a description of the U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Program's efforts to increase generating capacity and efficiency
at existing hydroelectric facilities, add hydroelectri
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Water Energy Resources of the United States with Emphasis on Low Head/Low Power Resources
Analytical assessments of the water energy resources in the 20 hydrologic regions of the United States were performed using state-of-the-art digital elevation models and geographic information system
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U.S. Hydropower Resource Assessment Final Report
To provide a more accurate assessment of the domestic undeveloped hydropower capacity, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydropower Program developed a computer model, Hydropower Evaluation Software (HE
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Technologies for Evaluating Fish Passage Through Turbines
This study evaluated the feasibility of two types of technologies to observe fish and near neutrally buoyant drogues as they move through hydropower turbines. Existing or reasonably modified light-emi
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