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Northwest Hydropower News
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What an incredible two days at the 2025 FWEE Hydro Educators Summit
From hands-on activities to inspiring conversations, educators and leaders came together at the Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center to collaborate, share ideas, and spark innovation in hydro education. A special highlight was celebrating Bob Bauer’s retirement and honoring…
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FWEE Receives Hydropower Career and STEM Academies Public Education Award
The Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) received the National Hydropower Association (NHA) Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters (OSAW) Public Education Award. OSAW awards annually recognize organizations in the waterpower industry for projects exhibiting exemplary operational, educational,…
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Building the Future Energy Workforce at Home
Bulletin Magazine, published by the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA), featured the Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) STEM Career Academies in its cover story. Click here to read the article. Learn how hydropower generators and local…
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Hydro School: Engaging the next generation in hydropower discussions
With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office, Idaho National Laboratory (INL) researchers, some of whom are tribal members, set out to engage with students of the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to talk about…
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Matty the Water Molecule Game Available Now
Matty’s Astounding Adventures is an online game for grades 3 – 5. A narrated story supports learning about the water cycle and extreme weather while also supporting development of literacy skills. Students can also create additional adventures, stories…
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Hey High School Teachers and Curriculum Specialists! Apply to Be a Clean Energy Fellow
Pacific Northwest teachers can apply to become either Power Grid or Offshore Wind Clean Energy Fellows. Fellows will receive a $5,000 stipend and $2,000 materials as they review materials, build tools and create industry and educational relationships. The bottom…
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Congratulations to 2023 Tri-Cities and Wenatchee Area FWEE STEM Career Academy Graduates
37 high school students spent the week of June 19th traversing the contours of clean energy and career opportunities. Visit this photo album to see students seizing each day as engaged, focused and thoughtful explorers of the future. Academies…
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Hydro Appreciation Campaign Resonates with The Public
With an estimated reach of over 250,000 people, the Foundation for Water and Energy Education (FWEE) completed a November digital media campaign focused on the future of power generation in the Northwest. One 30-second video took a playful…
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National Hydropower Day Celebrates Cleaner Communities, Shares News
Wednesday, August 24th is National Hydropower Day. The Northwest is the leading generator of hydropower in the country, providing over one-third of the conventional and pumped storage capacity available. Hydropower is recognized as a key building block to…
