Activity Stations in the Innovation Power House (click to see details)
CLEAN CURRENTS 2026
Time: 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Day: 9/24/2026
New: Add Sessions to Your Calendar
Interested in this session? Click "Add to My Calendar" and save specific sessions so you don’t miss out. Available for Mobile and Desktop
Calendar Note: Selecting “Add to Calendar” may download a calendar file (.ics) to your device. On mobile, tap the downloaded file to open it in your calendar app. On desktop, open the downloaded file to add the event to your calendar.
The Innovation Power House features five activity stations. Anytime from 3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., stop by to visit one or more of the activity stations - spend five minutes or the full time interacting with the Innovation Ambassadors.
Click an activity below to jump to its details:
covercast Coating Comparison
Step Inside Hoover Dam's New Visitor Center!
Technical Assistance Tools for Pumped Storage Success
Regulatory Reality Check: Costs and Delays for Battery Additions
Analyze Data like a Cyber-Savvy Operator
covercast Coating Comparison
Advanced Technology Activity StationInnovation Ambassadors: Christina Landl and Andreas Hütter, voestalpine Foundry Group
Experience covercast firsthand-voestalpine Foundry Group's newly developed high‑performance coating solution that combines advanced Thermal Spray Coating and MAG Cladding technologies to dramatically enhance the service life and surface durability of hydro castings. Take our interactive quiz to uncover how covercast technology can benefit you!
Step Inside Hoover Dam's New Visitor Center!
Enhanced Collaboration, Education, & Outreach Activity StationInnovation Ambassadors: Mark Cook, Bureau of Reclamation
Discover how a major $18M renovation is reshaping the visitor center and breathing new life into historic features like the Winged Figures of the Republic. Immerse yourself in a 360° virtual tour, dive into exhibit details, and test your knowledge with a visitor‑count guessing challenge.
Technical Assistance Tools for Pumped Storage Success
Improved Valuation Activity StationInnovation Ambassadors: Quentin Ploussard, Matija Pavicevic, and Ao Yu, Argonne National Lab
Explore how Argonne National Laboratory supports pumped storage hydropower developers through hands‑on technical assistance using two modeling tools-including the PSH Valuation Tool and the HydroBoost platform. Test project hypotheses with interactive flashcards, walk through model demos tailored to real PSH projects, and learn how these tools are being applied to PSH efforts nationwide.
Regulatory Reality Check: Costs and Delays for Battery Additions
Optimized Regulatory Processes Activity StationInnovation Ambassadors: Hill Balliet and Tyler Phillips, Idaho National Laboratory
Test your instincts by estimating delay timelines and cost impacts for real battery addition project scenarios and compare with actual regulatory outcomes. Then, explore the HydroBoost interface to see how hydropower upgrades could improve your revenue, see how project results are generated, and dig into policy recommendations emerging from INL’s non capacity amendments research.
Analyze Data like a Cyber-Savvy Operator
Sustainable Development & Operations Activity StationInnovation Ambassadors: Theora Rice and Micah Moody, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Put your cybersecurity skills to the test in a capture‑the‑flag challenge using real hydrogeneration data. Analyze clues, uncover suspicious activity, and see how quickly you can identify indicators of compromise. For extra cybersecurity fun, check out the SerialTap demo to see how operators capture and alert on serial‑line cyber data.
