EPRI Participates in U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Mitigation Technology Summit
EPRI’s Doug Dixon was an invited attendee and speaker at a recent U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Mitigation Technology Summit, held June 2–3 in Washington, DC.  The purpose of the summit was to bring together a group of experts—including developers, environmental and engineering consultants, resource agency personnel, government laboratory staff, and academic researchers—to share information on how environmental mitigation is being applied to hydropower projects.  Facilitated discussions identified the state of knowledge about key impacts associated with conventional hydropower, technological and operational measures currently used to address the impacts, approaches for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of environmental mitigation measures, and the R&D needed to accelerate hydropower development by improving the effectiveness and reducing the cost of mitigation measures.  This Summit developed information about what new or improved environmental mitigation measures are needed to enhance hydropower production in the United States, how the cost of environmental mitigation can be reduced, and how consensus can be reached on solutions to environmental issues.  Dr. Dixon’s presentation focused on the utility and potential of fish-friendly hydropower turbines.  Presentations and meeting notes will be posted on the DOE Hydropower website.  For more information, contact Doug Dixon, (804) 642-1025, ddixon@epri.com.