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Continuous Reservoir Sedimentation Management: Cost-Effective Hydrosuction Dredging Demonstration at John Redmond Reservoir, Kansas

The focal area of this whitepaper is water for energy & energy for water: Advancing cost and energy-efficient reservoir sedimentation management operations through hydrosuction dredging technology, sustained by leveraging an existing adjacent grid or developing integrated microgri...

Lee, J., Shelley, J., Hansen, C., Chu, A., and Olson, J.

Digital Twin and HIL Framework for Grid-Interactive Microgrids in Non-PRASA Aqueducts: Enhancing Energy-Water Nexus Resilience

This white paper addresses the energy for water focal area by developing and validating grid-interactive microgrids for aqueducts which operate outside the centralized Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (non-PRASA). These aqueducts depend on electricity for pumping and treat...

Plaza, J., and Andrade, F.

Hybrid Bioenergy and Hydropower Systems: Leveraging Heterogeneous Biomass and Wastes from Watersheds

Sandia National Laboratories and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) explore the water-for-energy nexus in this white paper, focusing on the impact of heterogeneous watershed waste materials on hydropower facilities. They identify key challenges--such as pile burning, wildfires, and d...

Quiroz-Arita, C., and Paudel, R.