The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is hoping to create a "small hydropower roadmap" for the state's agriculture through its Advancing Colorado's Renewable Energy (ACRE) program.

The National Hydropower Association is hoping that its inaugural Hydropower Finance Summit will help foster relationships between investors and developers in the hydroelectric industry.

Utility company Seattle City Light has announced its plan to rehabilitate to spillway gates at the Gorge Dam in Newhalem this summer, requiring water levels in Gorge Lake to be lowered for the work.

Flow Science, Incl. has released a new version of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling software that further enhances its value in hydroelectric project design, the company said.

The Ontario Waterpower Association is celebrating this year's Doors Open Ottawa festivities with a number of events, highlighted by educational tours of Hydro Ottawa's Chaudiere Falls hydroelectric project.

The U.S. Senate unanimously approved nominee Ernest Moniz as the nation's new Secretary of Energy with a 97-0 vote in favor earlier today.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a US$315,212 contract to Skyward Construction Inc. to supply replacement hoists on the north shore fishway entrance at the 810-MW Little Goose hydropower project.

The Hydro Research Foundation has announced this year's recipients of Hydro Fellowship awards.

California American Water has awarded a US$61 million contract to Granite Construction Incorporated for the removal of the San Clemente and Carmel River dams in California.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract worth US$92,000 to Haz-Tech Drilling Inc. to perform geotechnical survey services at the 810-MW Lower Granite Dam in Washington.