Clean Currents 2023 is October 10-13 in Cincinnati, Ohio. | Duke Energy Convention Center

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Clean Currents 2023

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Earn up to 13.5 professional development hours (PDHs).

3rd Annual “Tour De NHA” Bike Outing at Clean Currents

NHA’s Inaugural River Sweep: Ohio River Valley

NHA Board of Directors’ Reception and Dinner (Invite Only)

NHA Board of Directors Meeting

Tour of Meldahl Hydroelectric Plant

Exhibitor Set-Up

Clean Energy Career Expo, with University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State Students (off site at the University of Cincinnati)

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

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Hydropower Technical Committee Meeting

NHA Pumped Storage Development Council Meeting

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

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

Unlocking the Behavior of Generator Stator Foundations

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

Student Day – Gathering of Hydropower Collegiate Competition Students and Academic Advisors

Tour of Markland Hydroelectric Facility and Navigation Locks and Dam

NHA Chief Dam Safety Engineers (CDSE) Roundtable

Pumped Storage Forum

Refreshment and Networking Break

Team Cumberland Meeting (Invite Only)

The Art of Public Speaking and Facilitation

Writing RFPs for Equipment Refurbishments and Upgrades

NHA Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting

Welcome Happy Hour

NHA Future Leaders of Waterpower (FLOW) Happy Hour

Team Cumberland Meeting (Invite Only)

Poster Displays presented by Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize Competitors

Wednesday Plenary Session

Networking Coffee Break in CC Central

CC Central Open – Exhibit Booths, Educational Sessions, and Lunch

Waterpower Learning Center (Posters on Display)

Sponsored By

Live! Hydropower Operations Optimization (H2Os) Prize Competition

Show Me the Money Station in CC Central (Booth 1427)

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

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

E1a: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: Duke Energy

C1: Dam Safety

D1: Domestic Manufacturing and Supply Chain

F1: Reservoir Emissions: Demystifying the Discussion

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

A1b: Underground Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Using Salt Domes

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

E1b: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: Southern Company

Networking Lunch in CC Central

Student Industry Knowledge Exchange (SIKE)

A2a: Breakthrough Small Hydropower Technology

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

C2: Pumped Storage Development and Construction

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

E2: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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

G2: Dam Decommissioning and Project Surrender: Demystifying the Decision-Making Process, Part 1

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

B2b: Specialized Embankment Dam Laboratory for Internal Erosion

PM Coffee / Dessert Break in CC Central

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

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

B3a: Flexipad: A New Coating Solution for Bearings

E3a: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: Grant County Public Utility District

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

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

F3: Changing the Conversation: Flexibility is the New Generation

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

Next Generation Workforce: Roundtable Discussion with University Students, Professors, and Industry

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

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

E3b: Asset Owner Meet and Greet: FirstLight Power Services LLC

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

B4a: New Method for Managing Moisture in Power Transformers

C4: Water Management

D4: Workforce Management and Succession Planning — Properly Training New Hydro Generation Employees for Both Large and Small Organizations

E4: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: American Municipal Power

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

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

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

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

Official Networking Event: Celebrate Waterpower!

Women in Waterpower Networking Breakfast: ‘Future-Proofing’ the Industry — Creating an Environment for Excellence

Thursday Plenary Session

Teacher Workshop — for Teachers in Secondary Schools in the Cincinnati Area (By Invitation)

Networking Coffee Break in CC Central

CC Central Open – Exhibit Booths, Educational Sessions, and Lunch

Show Me the Money Station in CC Central (Booth 1427)

Waterpower Learning Center (Posters on Display)

Sponsored By

NHA CEO Council (Invite Only)

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

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

C5: Operations and Equipment

D5: Closed-Loop Pumped Storage

E5: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

F5: Tipping the Economic Scale toward Small Hydro

G5: Roadmap to 2050: The Hydropower Vision

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

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

Awards Ceremony for Hydropower Operations Optimization Competition

Networking Lunch in CC Central

A6a: Hydro Generator Vibration Case Study

B6a: Inexpensive Non-Toxic Coating to Prevent Biofouling

C6: Asset Management

D6: Hydro Licensing: Coming Up for Air – Sharing Information, Experiences and Solutions

E6: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: City of Hamilton, Ohio

F6: Dam Safety: Instrumentation and Monitoring

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

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

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

PM Coffee / Dessert Break in CC Central

A7a: An Open-Source Python Tool for Hydropower Potential Assessment and Prefeasibility Studies

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

C7: Pumped Storage — Contributions to the Energy Transition

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

E7: Asset Owner Meet & Greet: Tennessee Valley Authority

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

G7: Hydrogen Production – How Does Waterpower Stand to Benefit?

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

B7b: Sediment Removal: New Approach to a Persistent Problem

Power Party in CC Central: Power Up. Plug In! 2023 Theme: CinCity

Exhibitor Dismantle

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

Exhibitor Dismantle

Americana Tour at Hamilton Hydro

Dam Safety Forum

NHA Asset Owner O&M Roundtable

NHA Asset Owner Senior Leaders Forum

Flowing Together: Reconciliation through Collaboration

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

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