Community Highlights

Hydropower Flows Here is a multi-year hydropower educational campaign managed by the Bonneville Power Administration in collaboration with public power utilities across the Northwest. The effort has created hundreds of fact-based, educational resources for the public about the benefits of hydropower, including videos, infographics, and activity sheets. There are also free curricula designed for K-12 classrooms that take a closer look at the science and engineering behind hydropower – like how to build a motor or turbine.  

Visit Hydropower Flows Here to learn more and access their free educational content.

Full-scale testing of new hydropower technologies is key to future hydropower innovations, according to research by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a report entitled “Needs and Opportunities for Testing of Hydropower Technology Innovations,” the research team highlights the need for hydropower testing facilities that allow full-scale, high hydraulic capacity testing. Such facilities would enable demonstrations of new technologies under realistic operating conditions, lowering the risk for industry adoption. The researchers also identified important characteristics for these testing facilities and some promising pathways to establish such a testing network. 

More information available from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.