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The Fight for Licensing Transparency Heads to the Senate
After unanimously passing the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate is now working to enact a bipartisan bill that ensures more transparency in the hydropower licensing …
- Industry News
Secretary of Energy Wright Touts Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest
Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited Ice Harbor Dam in Washington State, where he touted hydro's importance to the region and its ability to keep energy costs…
- Workforce Development
Your Support Flows to the Future Workforce – Donate to the Hydropower Foundation
- Workforce Development
How Wisconsin Turns History into Renewable Energy
Hydro's history is rooted in Wisconsin, and as the state weighs energy and infrastructure decisions, student interest and innovation continue to reaffirm hydro…
- In The News
The Balance of FLOW: Beavers, Dams, and Hydro
Discovered by satellite in 2007, the world’s largest beaver dam in rural Canada spans nearly half a mile and showcases the balance and flow control that also u…
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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.
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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.
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