Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
Bulletin Magazine, published by the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA), featured the Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) STEM Career Academies in its cover story. Click here to read the article. Learn how hydropower generators and local…
With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers, some of whom are tribal members, set out to engage with students of the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to talk about…
Matty’s Astounding Adventures is an online game for grades 3 – 5. A narrated story supports learning about the water cycle and extreme weather while also supporting development of literacy skills. Students can also create additional adventures, stories…
37 high school students spent the week of June 19th traversing the contours of clean energy and career opportunities. Visit this photo album to see students seizing each day as engaged, focused and thoughtful explorers of the future. Academies…
With an estimated reach of over 250,000 people, the Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) completed a November digital media campaign focused on the future of power generation in the Northwest. One 30-second video took a playful…
Wednesday, August 24th is National Hydropower Day. The Northwest is the leading generator of hydropower in the country, providing over one-third of the conventional and pumped storage capacity available. Hydropower is recognized as a key building block to…
Congratulations to the 26 secondary students that completed the 2022 FWEE Hydropower and STEM Academy. Click here for photo album of students at the Academy. In a world thirsty for clean energy and a carbon-free future, these students…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) Hydropower and STEM Career Academy is back for 2022. Go to fwee.org/academy to learn more and apply. The Academy will be held at Chelan PUD’s Rocky Reach Discovery Center in…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) launched a hydropower appreciation social and digital media campaign. Check out these 15 and 30 second video spots that will be playing on Facebook, Instagram, websites, web apps and streaming…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) has launched a new web site with a simple mission: give teachers, students, opinion leaders, and the public balanced, reliable information about the use of hydropower in the Northwest. Visit…