Impacts
NREL water power research is advancing the hydropower and marine energy industries and bringing new tools, data, and analysis in wave energy and hydroelectricity to enable a future clean power grid.
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2023 Accomplishments
Projects with industry, academia, other national labs, communities, and more
R&D organization partnerships
Peer-reviewed publications
Cash awards distributed across 5 prizes and competitions to 267 entrepreneurs and solvers
Water Power Awards and Honors
Elise DeGeorge
2023 NREL Staff Award (for Community Service)
Paul Murdy
2023 Composites and Advanced Materials Expo Outstanding Technical Paper (for his paper
titled Investigating Marine Environmental Degradation of Additive Manufacturing Materials
for Renewable Energy Applications)
Nicole Mendoza, Nathan Tom, Rebecca Fao, Sahand Sabet, and Calum Kenny
Water Power Technologies Office Seedling and Sapling Program Awards (for seven hydropower
and marine energy projects)
David Greene, Kurban Sitterley, and Ariel Miara
2022 American Chemical Society Environmental Science and Technology Engineering Best
Paper Award (for the article Cost and Energy Metrics for Municipal Water Reuse)
Educational Resource
"Hydropower is the unsung hero quietly keeping the lights on."
—Jennifer Daw, Hydropower Subprogram Manager
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