Work With Us

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) water power team is ready and able to partner with industry, academia, research laboratories, and other stakeholders to solve challenges facing the hydropower and marine energy industries.

We provide our partners the support they need through various forms of collaboration and access to NREL's water power facilities and research and development capabilities.

Facilities and Capabilities

NREL has the facilities and capabilities to support the development of water power technologies from concept to commercial use.

Learn more about our research areas, our data and tools, and our facilities—even take a virtual 360-degree tour.

Partner With NREL

Partner with us through technology partnership agreements. Participate in subcontracted water research through solicitations and requests for proposals. Use our cutting-edge research facilities to develop, test, and evaluate water technologies.

Please explore our marine energy and hydropower webpages for our areas of expertise, including:

Laboratory and open water testing

Data and tools

Standards alignment and risk management

Stakeholder decision support

Modular Ocean Data Acquisition

Technology Performance Assessment

Design, simulation, and control.

License NREL Technology

License our technologies with licensing agreements. See what technologies are available for licensing on the U.S. Department of Energy's Lab Partnering Service.

Join Our Team

We're always looking to expand our team. In the past, interns have contributed to NREL’s water power work through the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship program.

Explore all of NREL’s opportunities: Job | Internship | Post Doc | Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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