Collection Citation
| Collection Title | Water Energy Resource Data from Idaho National Laboratory's Virtual Hydropower Prospector | ||
| Collection Sponsor | USDOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) | ||
| Host Website | Idaho National Laboratory (INL) | ||
| Other Related Organizations | Idaho National Laboratory (INL); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) | ||
| Main Content Type | Interactive data maps | ||
| Subject Categories | 13 - HYDRO ENERGY | ||
| Keywords | GIS tools; Interactive data maps; Hydropower; Hydrology; Water resources; | ||
| Description | The mission of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydropower Program is to conduct research and development (R&D) that will improve the technical, societal, and environmental benefits of hydropower and provide cost-competitive technologies that enable the development of new and incremental hydropower capacity, adding diversity to the nation's energy supply. The Virtual Hydropower Prospector is a GIS application to locate and evaluate natural stream water energy resources. In the interactive data map the U.S. is divided into 20 hydrologic regions. The Prospector tool applies an analytical process to determine the gross power potential of these regions and helps users to site potential hydropower projects. | ||
| DDE Number | DDE00352 | ||
| Special Interface | Yes | ||
| Registration_Required | No |
