Roadmaps

The following regional map represents the hydropower development pipeline by project type and development stage:

Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2021[1]

 Below is a map that represents the pumped storage hydropower development pipeline by project type, development stage, renewable energy target progress, and region.

Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2021[2]

Below is a chart that provides a landscape of the challenges in the hydropower industry and the research being done to overcome these challenges.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, 2022[3]

Below is a roadmap of the Technical Objectives from the HydroWIRES report.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, 2022[4]

Updated by Erin Bennett, June 2022