Impacts
NREL water power research is advancing the hydropower and marine energy industries and bringing new tools, data, and analysis to enable a future clean power grid.
Watch more on the NREL Water Power playlist.
Meet the Staff Powering NREL's Water Power Research and Development
The research and advances in hydropower and marine energy at NREL is only possible
thanks to the hard work of the staff beneath the surface.
Read the profiles in our Beneath the Surface Q&A interview series.
Awards and Honors
Wave Energy Converter Simulator (WEC-Sim)
2021 R&D Awards, R&D World
Variable-Geometry, Oscillating, Surge Wave Energy Converter
2020 Technology Commercialization Fund, U.S. Department of Energy
Hannah Ross
2022 Director's Award, NREL (for outstanding efforts in helping to develop open-source
tidal turbine simulation methods)
2022 Outstanding Mentor award, NREL
Invited presenter, 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Outstanding Early-Career Investigators in Energy Conversion and Storage Systems
Casey Nichols
2022 President’s Award, NREL (for fabrication, advanced manufacturing, and software
development efforts for marine energy)
Nathan Tom
2022 President’s Award, NREL (for collaborating with NASA to model the behavior of the
new reentry capsule, Orion, using WEC-Sim)
News
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NREL Adds Lab Space With New Building, Preps Other Projects
May 23, 2023
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New Water Treatment Technology Could Help Recycle Even Super Salty Waters
May 15, 2023
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It's Earth Day! Let's Recycle EVERYTHING
April 21, 2023
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NREL Innovations Help Consumers Invest in Our Planet
April 18, 2023
Research Highlight
Casey Nichols
NREL Researcher