Hydropower/STEM

STEM for Hydropower

This information-sharing portal is designed to help spur innovation and growth in the hydropower energy technologies industry and support workforce development.

Hydropower Foundation, 2011 DOE-funded fellowship students

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for Hydropower

Hydropower energy technologies play an important role in the growing renewable energy industry, but there are not enough workers to fill open jobs in the sector. To continue to spur innovation and growth in these exciting technology areas, the industry needs to inspire the next generation of hydropower energy workers. The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are developing the STEM for Hydropower and STEM for marine energy portals to help interested students learn and to provide resources for academia and industry to educate the future workforce.

Access Educator Resources

Educational comic

Download your Spark Squad comic book!

New Video!

NREL and Mystic Aquarium Present

Download free worksheets

Prepare to enter the water workforce

Hydropower Ambassadors

NWHA: Educate the next generation about hydropower

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Workforce Data & Analysis

Discover hydropower workforce and job-related data:

• Knowledge Sharing and Succession Planning Toolkit
• Jobs and economic development impacts
• Summits, workshops, and events
• Workforce reports

Educational Resources

Find hydropower STEM resources, including:

• Hydropower education and training programs (interactive map)
• Curricula and training materials
• Day-in-the-life videos, career profiles, and case studies
• Tours of power generation facilities such as dams, locks, canals, hydro plants, and pumped storage facilities (interactive map)

Networking & Career Building

Access tools to build your hydropower career network:

• Resources for professional network development
• Job board links
• The Hydropower Collegiate Competition

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This portal is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). The United States Government retains, and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes.