Water Power Archives - Idaho National Laboratory

New tech brings resilience to small-town hydropower

July 21, 2023 7:14 am

FELT, Idaho — Idaho National Laboratory (INL) celebrated the ribbon–cutting of its new Microgrid in a Box, which was deployed in partnership with the Fall River Electric Cooperative at its hydropower plant in rural Idaho. Using newly developed technologies, INL researchers demonstrated how hydropower with advanced controls and use of a mobile microgrid, can enable small communities to maintain critical

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Idaho National Laboratory begin irrigation modernization case study

July 3, 2023 6:48 am

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is partnering with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to modernize the Fort Hall, Idaho-based irrigation system. INL, along with partners at Pacific National Northwest Laboratory, will support this effort, funded by the Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office. To forge the partnership, INL staff members held a series of meetings with the Fort Hall Business Council, tribal

Using excess energy to split water could help make hydrogen a key player in the clean energy future

May 22, 2023 12:26 pm

For decades, some energy experts have dreamed of a carbon-free landscape where clean hydrogen is the dominant transportation fuel, energy storage medium and chemical building block. Indeed, hydrogen already plays a big role in the manufacturing processes of many common goods, from metal to fertilizer to food products. Likewise, several recent technologies allow hydrogen to be burned or used in

National laboratories team with Idaho Power to evaluate hydrogen generation integrated with hydropower

May 10, 2023 12:00 am

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have partnered with Idaho Power to evaluate the feasibility and advantages of making hydrogen at existing hydropower plants.

Moving water could replace diesel energy in remote communities

November 16, 2021 7:49 pm

A collaborative project between INL researchers, the Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP), and XENDEE Corporation is looking at the feasibility of enabling microgrids to integrate power from tidal or wave energy sources along with other renewables and energy storage.

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Category: Water Power

New tech brings resilience to small-town hydropower

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Idaho National Laboratory begin irrigation modernization case study

Using excess energy to split water could help make hydrogen a key player in the clean energy future

National laboratories team with Idaho Power to evaluate hydrogen generation integrated with hydropower

Moving water could replace diesel energy in remote communities

Small hydropower proves to be an ally for rural communities

How hydropower can help the grid recover from extreme events

National labs lend expertise to overhaul circulatory system of the American West

Virtual reservoirs can boost flexibility of small-scale hydropower

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