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A Decision-Framework for Retrofitting or Decommissioning Hydropower Plants in the USA

This white paper presents a comprehensive decision framework for evaluating the retrofitting or decommissioning of aging hydropower plants in the United States, focusing on the critical intersection of water and energy. The U.S. hydropower sector, comprising approximately 2,000 pl...

Mishra, S., Kumar, S., Prairie, J., Giovando, J., Rajib, A., and Castillo, C.

Integrated Water-Energy-Economics Framework for Public Water System Resilience

This paper highlights key energy-for-water challenges in U.S. public water systems (PWS): aging infrastructure, cost recovery gaps, hydrologic vulnerabilities, and high-demand users like data centers--which concentrate near population centers and existing PWS. It underscores the n...

Siddik, M., Ahmad, N., Guaita, S., and Chinthavali, S.

Sensor Enabled Cured-in-Place (CIPP) Liners: Cutting Leaks Today, Powering Digital Twins and Real-Time Detection for Tomorrow's Resilient Intelligent Water Distribution Systems

Municipal water accounts for roughly 12% of total consumption in the United States (EPA and AWWA averages), yet an estimated 14% of this treated supply is lost through distribution line leaks (AWWA national average). Because municipal water carries significant embedded energy and ...

Robinson, G., Luo, L., Earni, S., and DeJong, M.

Advancing Energy-Water Resilience in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories

Challenges facing Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories for both "energy for water" and "water for energy" are distinctive from the contiguous U.S. In this whitepaper, we discuss opportunities for new hydropower development and non-traditional water-energy linkages in these regions...

Hansen, C., Acharya, M., Ashraf, F., Atkinson, T., Chu, A., and Calderon, J.

Water System Modernization using Advanced and Resilient Technologies (WaterSMART)

This white paper presents a comprehensive vision for modernizing U.S. water and water-energy infrastructure through advanced, resilient, and energy-integrated technologies. It highlights the pressing challenges posed by aging treatment plants, distribution systems, and stormwater ...

DeNeale, S., Chavez, L., and Chu, A.

Integrated Water-Energy Resilience Research and Testbeds

Water availability increasingly constrains the reliability and flexibility of water-dependent energy systems, including hydropower, thermoelectric generation, and grid operations. Hydrologic extremes, shifting demand, aging infrastructure, and cross-sector pressures are intensifyi...

Negron-Juarez, R., Amusat, O., Koven, C., and Viers, J.

Unlocking Hydropower Potential from Environmental Flows for Energy-Water Resilience

This white paper examines how mandated environmental flow (E-flow) releases at hydropower dams can be leveraged to generate renewable energy while maintaining ecological integrity. Environmental flows sustain aquatic ecosystems but often bypass turbines, representing lost generati...

DeNeale, S., Connor, M., and McManamay, R.

Increasing Robustness and Resilience of Water Delivery Infrastructure

This white paper outlines the need for a national testing capability for water treatment and delivery infrastructure to enhance energy-water resilience (EWR) and address existing knowledge and technology gaps. The vulnerability of water systems to contamination, physical compromis...

Reese, S., Gagnon, O., and Otto, M.

Employing AI-Enabled Prognostics for Energy-Water Resilience

This white paper focuses on strengthening the resilience and efficiency of hydropower systems at the energy-water nexus through AI-enabled prognostics and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation. It emphasizes integrating digital intelligence with physical infrastructure to optimize...

Zhao, S., Qiu, F., and Agalgaonkar, Y.

AI-Enhanced Hydropower Systems: Smart Dams for a Resilient Future

This paper focuses on water-energy, using AI for smart, holistic hydropower operations to enhance water for energy resilience. The existing challenges include (a) increasing demand for water and electricity, requiring a shift to flexible, real-time hydropower operations due to ch...

Varadharajan, C., Ajami, N., Brodie, E., Ciulla, F., Falco, N., Feldman, D., Newcomer, M., Dwivedi, D., Li, Y., Nakata, R., Nakata, N., Nico, P., Williams, K., Mahoney, M., Ramakrishnan, L., and Cholia, S.

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