Clean Currents 2023

Subject Matter Experts

Clean Currents recognizes waterpower professionals have a variety of job functions — not all attendees need or want the same information. With that in mind, Clean Currents offers specific content and experiences for subject matter experts.

  • Network and secure business after the event
  • Share your ideas with the industry and generate interest in advancing them
  • Take advantage of a variety of educational topics that speak to many interests related to waterpower

Clean Currents is for Hydro Subject Matter Experts. Dive into the program schedule below, which is thoughtfully designed to align with your industry goals in mind.

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  • Tuesday, Oct 10
  • 8:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Tour of Meldahl Hydroelectric Plant

  • On-Site Tours
  • Room Number:
  • Bus departs from 5th and Elm
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:45 PM

Geomembrane Lining Systems for Upper Reservoirs at Pumped Storage Projects – Lunch and Listening (Invite Only)

  • Affiliate Meetings
  • Room Number:
  • 262
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

Basin-Scale Planning and Licensing: What’s In It for Me?

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 233
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

Focus on Hydropower Flexibility: Balancing Grid Demands, Operational Realities, and Regulatory Requirements

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 252
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

Unlocking the Behavior of Generator Stator Foundations

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 263
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 5:00 PM

Cybersecurity Course – TORCH: Training, Outreach, and Recruiting for Cybersecurity in Hydropower

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 251
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

Tour of Markland Hydroelectric Facility and Navigation Locks and Dam

  • On-Site Tours
  • Room Number:
  • Bus departs from 5th and Elm
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

NHA Chief Dam Safety Engineers (CDSE) Roundtable

  • NHA Meetings (Board, CEO, Committee, Council)
  • Room Number:
  • 230/231
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  • 2:00 PM
  • – 4:30 PM

Pumped Storage Forum

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 232
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

The Art of Public Speaking and Facilitation

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 233
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

Writing RFPs for Equipment Refurbishments and Upgrades

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 263
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  • 4:30 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

NHA Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting

  • NHA Meetings (Board, CEO, Committee, Council)
  • Room Number:
  • 237
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  • Wednesday, Oct 11
  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

C1: Dam Safety

  • Classroom Presentations
  • Room Number:
  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

D1: Domestic Manufacturing and Supply Chain

  • Roundtable Dialogues
  • Room Number:
  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

G1: Silent Innovators — The Power of R&D at OEMs

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
  • Room Number:
  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • 11:30 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

A1b: Underground Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Using Salt Domes

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 11:30 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

B1b: New Tool for Assessing the Profitability of Adding an Optimally Sized Battery to a Hydro Plant

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 1:15 PM
  • – 1:45 PM

B2a: New Tool for Simulating Downstream Flows to Assess Energy Flexibility-Environment Tradeoffs

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 1:15 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

D2: Solar and Batteries and Hydro, Oh My! Hybridizing our Existing Assets for a Decarbonized Future

  • Roundtable Dialogues
  • Room Number:
  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 1:15 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

F2: Refurbishment and Modernization – Life Extension of Critical Hydropower Assets

  • Panel Discussions
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 1:45 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

A2b: Demonstrating Small Hydro’s Black Start and Grid Islanding Capability with Energy Storage Support

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 1:45 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

B2b: Specialized Embankment Dam Laboratory for Internal Erosion

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 3:30 PM

A3a: Analyzing Opportunities for Powering America’s Non-Powered Dams

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 3:30 PM

B3a: Flexipad: A New Coating Solution for Bearings

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

C3: Hydropower Operations Optimization (H20s) Prize Competition: Meet the Finalists

  • Classroom Presentations
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  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

D3: Dam Safety: So, You’ve Been Selected for a Comprehensive Assessment — Now What?

  • Roundtable Dialogues
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  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

A3b: Leveraging Non-Powered Dams for Hydropower Generation: A Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Site-Level Analysis

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

B3b: Applying 3D Sand Printing, an Indirect Additive Manufacturing Technology, to Casting of Monoblock Impellers

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 4:45 PM

A4a: Cataloging and Quantifying Additional Value Streams from Non-Powered Dam Conversion

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 4:45 PM

B4a: New Method for Managing Moisture in Power Transformers

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

C4: Water Management

  • Classroom Presentations
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  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

F4: Just Add Water: Hydropower’s Role in a Decarbonized Grid

  • Panel Discussions
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  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 4:45 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

A4b: Lessons Learned and Emerging Tools to Support Development at Existing Infrastructure

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 4:45 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

B4b: Artificial Intelligence: How to Leverage for Online Equipment Monitoring for Optimal Results

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • Thursday, Oct 12
  • 11:00 AM
  • – 11:30 AM

A5a: A Tool for Addressing Hydro Generation Modeling Gaps in Transmission System Operation and Planning

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 11:30 AM

B5a: Robots for Plant Inspection and Maintenance – Showcasing a New ROV

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

C5: Operations and Equipment

  • Classroom Presentations
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  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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  • 11:30 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

A5b: Integration of a Wind Farm in a Hydro-Dominated Power System: Challenges and Solutions

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 11:30 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

B5b: Innovative Laser Scanner Mounted on an ROV to Inspect Trashrakes, Turbines, Penstocks, and More

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
  • Room Number:
  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 12:00 PM
  • – 1:00 PM

Awards Ceremony for Hydropower Operations Optimization Competition

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
  • Room Number:
  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:00 PM

A6a: Hydro Generator Vibration Case Study

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:00 PM

B6a: Inexpensive Non-Toxic Coating to Prevent Biofouling

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

C6: Asset Management

  • Classroom Presentations
  • Room Number:
  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

F6: Dam Safety: Instrumentation and Monitoring

  • Panel Discussions
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  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 2:00 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

A6b: New Real-Time Position Measuring System for Hydraulic Piston Accumulators on HPUs

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 2:00 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

B6b: Unmanned Aerial Systems: Performing Geologic Mapping and Inspections of a Concrete Arch Dam

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 3:30 PM

B7a: Modular Precast Concrete Methods and Means: Modernizing the Civil Construction Hydropower Industry

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

D7: Maintenance Strategies: Real-World Applications to Increase Reliability of Hydro Assets

  • Roundtable Dialogues
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  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

A7b: Building a National-Scale Dataset of Fish Passage Facilities at Hydropower Developments in the United States

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

B7b: Sediment Removal: New Approach to a Persistent Problem

  • Technology Demos in the Innovation Power House
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • Friday, Oct 13
  • 8:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Americana Tour at Hamilton Hydro

  • On-Site Tours
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  • Bus departs from 5th and Elm
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  • 8:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Dam Safety Forum

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 232
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  • 10:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Flowing Together: Reconciliation through Collaboration

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 262
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  • 10:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Planning for Change: Where to Get Hydro-Climate Projection Datasets and How to Use Them

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 233
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