Category: Thought Leadership

Category: Thought Leadership

2024 Pumped Storage Industry Report

The Ultimate Water Battery: Unleashing The Power of Hydropower Energy Storage The National Hydropower Association’s 2024 Pumped Storage Report highlights the critical role of pumped storage hydropower (PSH) in meeting the country’s clean energy and long-duration storage goals. With 43 active projects delivering over 22,000 MW of capacity and 67 new projects in development, PSH...

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2022 Ear to the River Hydropower Industry Report

We are pleased to present the findings from the second year of the "Ear to the River" survey, an annual initiative exploring the North American hydroelectric industry. This survey was created through a collaborative effort between the Ontario Waterpower Association, the Hydropower Foundation, and Kleinschmidt Associates in 2021.

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2021 Ear to the River Hydropower Industry Report

The Ear to the River survey is a new annual survey of the North American hydroelectric industry that was developed through a partnership between the Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA), the Hydropower Foundation, and Kleinschmidt Associates in 2021.

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DOE Section 247 Update – Infrastructure Bill

On February 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) released draft application guidance for the Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives Program. This program, commonly referred to as Section 247, allows DOE to make incentive payments to qualified hydroelectric facilities for capital improvements for grid resiliency, dam safety, and environmental improvements, such as fish passage.

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The Mussel Monomyth: A Hero’s Journey

In keeping with the theme of the monomyth, we would like to take you on the hero’s journey of the mussel in a typical ‘mussel rescue’ scenario that our subject matter experts are often tasked with.

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