Clean Currents 2023

Portfolio Managers or General Managers

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 portfolio or general managers.

  • Access focused, industry-driven content that applies to your work
  • Gain insight into your peers’ operations and approach to similar problems
  • Take deep dives into important topics such as cybersecurity, funding dam safety, and O&M
  • Learn about new innovations to solve ongoing and habitual problems

Clean Currents is for Hydro Portfolio or General Managers. 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
  • 1:00 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

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

  • Workshops
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  • Deep Dive Workshops
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 3:00 PM

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

  • Workshops
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  • 1:00 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

NHA Chief Dam Safety Engineers (CDSE) Roundtable

  • NHA Meetings (Board, CEO, Committee, Council)
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  • 2:00 PM
  • – 4:30 PM

Pumped Storage Forum

  • Workshops
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  • 3:30 PM
  • – 5:30 PM

Writing RFPs for Equipment Refurbishments and Upgrades

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  • Wednesday, Oct 11
  • 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
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  • Room B: Innovation Power House
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  • 11:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

D1: Domestic Manufacturing and Supply Chain

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

F1: Reservoir Emissions: Demystifying the Discussion

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

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

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • 1:15 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

C2: Pumped Storage Development and Construction

  • Classroom Presentations
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  • Room C: Classroom Presentations (Technical Papers)
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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
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  • 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
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  • Room F: Panel Discussions
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  • 1:15 PM
  • – 2:15 PM

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

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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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
  • – 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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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 4:00 PM

F3: Changing the Conversation: Flexibility is the New Generation

  • Panel Discussions
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  • 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
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

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

  • Roundtable Dialogues
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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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  • 4:15 PM
  • – 5:15 PM

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

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • 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)
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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
  • – 12:00 PM

C5: Operations and Equipment

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

D5: Closed-Loop Pumped Storage

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

G5: Roadmap to 2050: The Hydropower Vision

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

C6: Asset Management

  • Classroom Presentations
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  • 1:30 PM
  • – 2:30 PM

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

  • Roundtable Dialogues
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  • Room D: Roundtable Dialogues
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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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  • 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
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  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • 3:00 PM
  • – 3:30 PM

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

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

C7: Pumped Storage — Contributions to the Energy Transition

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

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

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

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

  • Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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  • Room G: Waterpower Intelligence Theater
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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
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  • Moerlein Lager House
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  • Friday, Oct 13
  • 8:00 AM
  • – 12:00 PM

NHA Asset Owner Senior Leaders Forum

  • NHA Meetings (Board, CEO, Committee, Council)
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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

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