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The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) and the Seattle Sounders are teaming up as strikers for Hydro Appreciation Day! We’re celebrating hydropower as the foundation of the Northwest’s renewable energy future. Join the celebration at CenturyLink…
FWEE member RB Manufacturing, inventors of the popular Power Wheel, have now come up with the Transparent Alternator Kit! This device can be assembled in 20 minutes, providing students from 4th grade and up a hands-on introduction to…
In March 2018, Washington State Governor Inslee established the Southern Resident Orca Task Force to identify, prioritize and support implementation of a long-term recovery plan. This was in response to the continued decline of these whales, including the…
In 2005, Okanogan PUD began to investigate the possibility of reintroducing hydropower generation to Enloe Dam. After 13 years of consideration, the PUD board chose not to pursue this option. With fully loaded construction, management and permitting costs…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) is proud to be the Official Education Partner of HydroVision International 2018. Over 3,000 hydro professionals will be gathering at HydroVision in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 26-28. Register now…
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education is proud to be the Official Education Partner of HydroVision International 2018. Click here for conference information. Please join us and over 3,000 attendees in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 26—28….
In baseball, a double-play means two outs are made at one time. But in hydropower, a double play can mean two partners are simply “outstanding.” FWEE and Chelan County PUD received the 2017 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters…
Calling all high school students: Spring break is the time to apply for our one-week summer academy. Click here to learn more and apply for the Hydropower and STEM Academy this summer at Chelan PUD’s Rocky Reach Dam…
The “silver tsunami of hydropower retirement is here,” said Debbie Gallaher with Chelan PUD. “Nationally, one-third of utility employees will retire in the next 10 years.” Hydropower generators in rural areas are being particularly hard hit. Millennials finishing…
by K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World Aug. 23, 2016 BRIDGEPORT — Shell Energy officials are in Bridgeport this week pitching a project to generate power from the Columbia River, without building a dam. The proposed Hydro Battery Pearl Hill Project…