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NEWS RELEASE Contact: Andy Dunau, Executive Director 509-535-7084 info@fwee.org The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) has released Following Nature’s Current: Hydropower in the Northwest. Visit www.fwee.org/following-natures-current to view the publication on-line. Print copies to media are…
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has proclaimed July 21, 2019 as Hydropower Appreciation Day. This is in recognition of hydropower being a carbon-free, renewable energy resource offering reliable, affordable, and clean energy that supports Washington State’s economic development…
By Eric Barker Spokesman Review Drawing down Lower Granite Reservoir during summer heatwaves could be an effective tool to help sockeye salmon and other protected fish by mitigating high water temperatures, according to analysis performed by the Portland-based…
What better place for new hires and experienced professionals moving into the hydropower industry to learn “the business” than at the world’s largest hydro conference? The Waterpower Hydro Basics Course is taking place July 25 – 26 at…
July 26—29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center A follower of hydropower is a student of nature’s current. So it’s fitting that Minneapolis, known as the City by Nature, is the host city for HydroVision 2016. Click here for…
By Todd Griset JDSUPRA Business Advisor U.S. hydropower regulators have accepted a Washington public utility district’s application to surrender its license for an unconstructed tidal power project. Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington was the…
By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press Spokesman Review The electricity needs of Northwest states can be met in the next 20 years mostly through conservation efforts, with little need to construct new power plants, the Northwest Power and…
The Hydro Research Foundation is leading the Research Awards Program designed to stimulate new student research and academic interest in conventional or pumped storage hydropower. The awards are made possible by a grant from the Energy Efficiency and…
Grant PUD’s new visitor center, The Power of the Columbia River, opened December 1st. Located adjacent to Wanapum Dam, about seven miles south of the Vantage Bridge, The Power of the Columbia River provides an opportunity for visitors…
By George Plaven Seattle Times PENDLETON, Ore. — The Columbia Basin’s 2015 salmon season is the second-strongest year since the federal dams were built nearly 80 years ago. A record number of fall chinook salmon returned up the…