Hydropower
PNNL is working to advance hydropower capabilities for the nation’s grid while supporting the environmentally sound deployment and operation of hydropower around the world.
Tracking Future Virtual Water in the United States Electricity Sector
Despite an increase in future electricity demands, virtual water trading in the U.S. electricity sector is expected to decline as renewable energy expands.
Water + Hydropower Planning
PNNL is developing modeling tools to predict and evaluate water characteristics like temperature and flow, impacting hydropower generation, flexibility, and operations.
Pumped Storage Hydropower
PNNL researchers are working on efforts that overcome barriers and enhance the capabilities of existing and future pumped storage hydropower facilities.
Hydropower Cybersecurity and Digitalization
Cybersecurity experts at PNNL helping to protect valuable hydropower resources during the transition to a digitalized world.
Hydropower and the Electric Grid
PNNL provides analytical tools to manage hydropower costs effectively and efficiently in real time.
Environmental Performance of Hydropower
PNNL researchers are advancing hydropower through research and innovation to improve fish passage, turbine design and evaluation, and the regulatory process.
Harmonizing and Analyzing Multi-Sectoral Dynamics at Flexible Spatial Scales
A team of researchers led by PNNL scientists have developed an open-source modeling platform, called Metis, that combines global human and Earth system dynamic tools with local datasets.
Exercise Examines Financial Sector Resilience
PNNL researchers helped design and conduct an international exercise hosted by the Ministry of Finance of Finland to help improve financial sector resilience.
Long-Term Basin-Scale Hydropower Expansion under Alternative Scenarios
A scenario approach was used to explore the potential future role of hydropower around the globe considering the multisectoral dynamics of regional energy systems and basin-specific water resources.