Keswick Dam (Image Credit: Bureau of Reclamation)
Research from the HydroWIRES Initiative, led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), investigates ways to plan water releases to support both energy and environmental objectives. The research team used its modeling approach to simulate thousands of different conditions and operating guidelines to find scenarios that would result in a reduction in the environmental impact of hydropower facilities, while still supporting efficient power generation. Their modeling shows that changing when water is released during the day, or even over the course of a season, can lead to increased growth of endangered fish species, along with hydropower.
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