Clean Currents 2023

Young Professionals

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 young professionals.

  • Take deep dives into important topics that increase your expertise and position you as a valuable resource
  • Connect with other young professionals and meet new industry mentors
  • Take part in shaping the industry and ensuring waterpower has a leading role in the clean energy future

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

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  • Monday, Oct 9
  • 1:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

NHA’s Inaugural River Sweep: Ohio River Valley

  • Networking Activities
  • Room Number:
  • Meet at Registration
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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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  • 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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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

The Art of Public Speaking and Facilitation

  • Workshops
  • Room Number:
  • 233
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  • 6:00 PM
  • – 8:00 PM

NHA Future Leaders of Waterpower (FLOW) Happy Hour

  • Networking Activities
  • Room Number:
  • Tokyo Kitty
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  • Wednesday, Oct 11
  • 11:00 AM
  • – 11:30 AM

A1a: A Roadmap to Intelligent Watersheds: Evaluating Knowledge Gaps and Feasibility

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

B1a: New Website for Easily Accessing Needed Information from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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

F1: Reservoir Emissions: Demystifying the Discussion

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

A2a: Breakthrough Small Hydropower Technology

  • Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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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
  • Room Number:
  • 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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  • 2:30 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

You’re Invited: Waterpower Industry Welcomes NHA Future Leaders of Waterpower (FLOW) and Young Professionals to Clean Currents

  • Networking Activities
  • Room Number:
  • NHA Booth
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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)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

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

  • Classroom Presentations
  • Room Number:
  • 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
  • Room Number:
  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

F3: Changing the Conversation: Flexibility is the New Generation

  • Panel Discussions
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

G3: Dam Decommissioning and Project Surrender: Demystifying the Decision-Making Process, Part 2

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
  • Room Number:
  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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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)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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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)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

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

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

G4: Showcase of the 2023 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters

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

C5: Operations and Equipment

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

F5: Tipping the Economic Scale toward Small Hydro

  • Panel Discussions
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

G5: Roadmap to 2050: The Hydropower Vision

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
  • Room Number:
  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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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)
  • Room Number:
  • Room A: Waterpower Learning Center (Poster Sessions)
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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
  • – 2:30 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
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

G6: Ear to the River: Emerging Trends in the Industry and What This Means for You

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
  • Room Number:
  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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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
  • Room Number:
  • 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
  • Room Number:
  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

F7: Sustainable Rivers: How the Corps and The Nature Conservancy Are Partnering, Making Progress

  • Panel Discussions
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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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
  • Room Number:
  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 6:00 PM
  • – 8:30 PM

Networking Reception/Dinner for Operations and Technical Professionals, organized by NHA Hydropower Technical Community (HTC)

  • Networking Activities
  • Room Number:
  • Moerlein Lager House
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  • Friday, Oct 13
  • 8:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

Americana Tour at Hamilton Hydro

  • On-Site Tours
  • Room Number:
  • 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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