Why We Need Hydropower for a Resilient Grid
A new PNNL study quantifies hydropower's contribution to grid stability. When other power sources go out, hydropower can ramp up, recoup shortfalls, and stabilize the grid nearly instantaneously.
Simulating Large-Scale Hydropower under Climate Change: A State-of-the-Art Review
A review describes the latest techniques for simulating hydropower at large scales to inform power grid planning and operations.
Hydropower in an Evolving Era
PNNL and four other national laboratories executed the Hydropower Value Study to examine hydropower operations in different regions of the United States.
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Mapping a Modern Hydropower Vision
Developed with community input, the new Hydropower Vision Roadmap lays out a path to achieve a shared vison for modern hydropower by 2050.
A Roadmap to Rebuilding Ukraine’s Steel Sector
In partnership with the Ukrainian Government, PNNL and other U.S. implementers set out on a journey to create a roadmap to rebuild, modernize, and decarbonize Ukraine’s steel industry with small modular reactors.