Thank you for attending Water Power Week 2024 in Washington, DC March 13-15.
Thank you to the session leaders and speakers for making thoughtful discussion and knowledge transfer possible during this week.
Below are links to the PowerPoint presentations used to support specific sessions. (Please note that not all sessions/speakers used visual aids.)
You can find the full detailed schedule HERE.
You can find the final attendee list HERE.
Day 1 – Tuesday, March 12
Marine Energy Workshop: Operations Management and Safety in the Water
- Matthew Holland, Senior Project Engineer, Wave Energy Scotland
- Dan Hellin, Deputy Director, PacWave
- Mark Marien, Health and Safety Lead, Marine Operations Testing, Water Power Technologies Office U.S. Department of Energy
Eels – Understanding their Importance and Enabling Safe Downstream Passage through Hydropower Sites
- Sheila Eyler, Project Leader, Mid-Atlantic Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Courtney Holden, Research Scientist, River Institute and Tekaherha Logan Lazore, Environmental Field Technician, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne
- Drew Trested, Vice President/Fisheries Scientist, Normandeau Associates, Inc.
- Drew Trested Part 2.
- Stephen Amaral, Principal Fisheries Biologist, Alden Research Laboratory, Inc.
- Bryan Sojkowski, Regional Fish Passage Engineer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Bryan Sojkowski part 2.
Day 2 – Wednesday, March 13
Opening Plenary Session
Pumped Storage Development: Pitfalls and Promise
- John Chesterton, Principal Project Manager – Dams and Hydraulic Structures, Mott Macdonald
Regulatory and Legal Hot Topics
- Katie Sellers Reynolds, Regulatory Affairs Manager, ORPC, Inc.
- Jeffrey Phillips, Senior Counsel, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy
- Mark Sudol, Senior Advisor, Dawson & Associates
Water Power Innovation Showcase: Conventional Hydro and Marine Energy
- Tom Cuthbert, Chief Technology Officer, Emrgy, Inc.
- Michael LEE, President, CyTroniQ Co., Ltd.
- David Duquette, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Littoral Power Systems Inc.
- Gia Schneider, Co-Founder and CEO, Natel Energy, Inc.
- Marcus Lehmann, CEO, CalWave Power Technologies Inc.
- Walter Schurtenberger, CEO/Lead Designer (Hydro Gen. & Communications), Hydrokinetic Energy Corp.
- Bo Hadjerioua, Director of Integrated Water Resource Management, Mesa Associates, Inc.
Day 3 – Thursday, March 14
Plenary Session
Assessing the Investment Landscape for 5 to 30 MW Projects
- Jim VandePutte, Policy Manager, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy
Hydrogen is “Trending” – How Will Water Power Play a Role in its Growth?
- Bruce Bauchmire, Director of Renewable Energy Services, DLZ
- Robert Cavagnaro, Mechanical Engineer, Applied Physics Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), U.S. Department of Energy
What in the Industry Are We Doing About Workforce?
- Joseph LoSasso, Director of Corporate Partnerships and Senior Manager of Industry Engagement, National Hydropower Association (NHA)
Funding for Hydro: Dollars are Flowing! Putting Financial Incentives from Federal Legislation and Appropriations to Work
- David Brown Kinloch, President, Appalachian Hydro Associates
- Pamala Sullivan, Chair, Board of Directors, National Hydropower Association (NHA); Chief Operating Officer, American Municipal Power, Inc.
- Shana Wiseman, Hydroelectric Incentives Program Manager, Grid Deployment Office U.S. Department of Energy
- Miles Hall, Policy Manager, Natel Energy, Inc.
- Thomas St. John, Member of the Board of Directors, National Hydropower Association (NHA), Project Manager-Hydro Regulatory and Legislative Policy, Southern Company
Marine Energy: What Can We Learn from What’s Happening around the World?
- Stuart Davies, CEO, ORPC, Inc.
- Tim Ramsey, Marine Energy Program Manager, Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
- Robert Fourqurean, Policy Advisor – Energy & Climate, British Embassy
Pumped Storage Revenue Recovery: Debating and Discussing Options and Opportunities
- Todd Briggeman, Project Manager, Hydropower and Hydraulic Structures, Black & Veatch
Hear from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- David Capka, Director, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Dave Andrejcak, Deputy Director, Office of Energy Infrastructure Security, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Ryan Hansen, Hydropower Outreach Coordinator, Division of Hydropower Licensing, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- John Peconom, Energy Infrastructure Program Manager, Office of Public Participation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Supply Chain: Exiting from COVID-19 and Looking to the Future
- Kyle DeSomber, Mechanical Engineer, Water Power Technologies Office U.S. Department of Energy
I Hear You, . . . I Think?!: Demystifying Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act
Marine Energy: A Focus on Tidal
- Nathan Johnson, Vice President, Development, ORPC, Inc.
- Joe Klein, Chief Executive Officer, Verdant Power, Inc.
- Foster Hildreth, General Manager, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (Opalco)
Rethinking Diversity and Inclusion Workshop
- Kristina McMillan, Owner | Fractional CMO, Steel Toe Consulting
Media Trends to Watch For in 2024
- Len Greene, Director of Government Affairs and Communications, FirstLight Power Resources
Pumped Storage Development: Project Updates and Status
- Preston Pierce, General Manager, Hydro, Bad Creek Pumped Storage Project, Duke Energy Corporation
Day 4 – Friday, March 15
Plenary Session
Special Presentation: What’s the Role of Existing Hydro in Decarbonzing the U.S. Electric Sector?
- Chris Roney, Research Lead, Economy-wide Analysis and Electrification, Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Group, EPRI – Electric Power Research Institute
Resource Categories: Meeting Presentations
