Clean Currents 2023

F3: Changing the Conversation: Flexibility is the New Generation

  • Time:
  • 3:00 PM
  • - 4:00 PM
  • Room Number:
  • Room F: Panel Discussions
  • Day:
  • 10/11/2023
All hydropower currently in operation is connected to a river, lake, or reservoir, and changes in downstream flow releases characteristic of operational flexibility can alter environmental effects and the types of protection, mitigation, and enhancement measures needed.

This panel will discuss some of the current and forthcoming innovative approaches to creating flows that are good for energy and the environment and the partnerships and negotiations leading up to implementation of these flows.
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Presenter Information

Brenda Pracheil

Brenda Pracheil
Aquatic Ecologist, Fisheries Biologist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy
Moderator


John Ragonese

John Ragonese
FERC License Manager
Great River Hydro, LLC
Panelist


Katie Kennedy

Katie Kennedy
Applied River Scientist
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Panelist


Thomas O'Keefe

Thomas O'Keefe
Pacific Northwest Stewardship Director
American Whitewater
Panelist


Shaun Carney

Shaun Carney
Senior Research Environmental Engineer
RTI International
Panelist


Dana McCoskey

Dana McCoskey
Environmental Technologies Manager, Water Power Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Panelist

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