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Learn about the Energy Department's effort to help optimize the performance of hydropower facilities across the United States.

Richard Kauffman, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, details how the U.S. clean energy industry is able and prepared to produce real energy for American consumers.

A revolutionary new turbine technology for hydropower plants is one step closer to its first commercial deployment. The Alden Fish-Friendly Turbine could change the game for hydropower generation in the United States, and it is likely to have significant export potential.

Today, Secretary Chu announced that the Energy Department is funding 16 projects that will make hydropower production even more efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

If you’ve ever been surfing, or gone swimming in choppy water, you’ve experienced first-hand the striking power of waves. In fact, further offshore, wave activity becomes even more powerful, making it an excellent resource for generating clean, renewable energy.

A new hydropower project will produce enough energy to power 1,100 homes annually and supply clean energy to Los Alamos County. PNL's new facilities are some of the nation’s most energy efficient laboratory complexes. And NREL is teaming up with Army bases around the country to take these installations to net zero across the board, including energy, water and waste.

A trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disk? Buying when the Columbia River Basin is low, and selling when it's high. And how supercomputers can revolutionize climate science and modeling.