Showing 9 results for Researcher: Carly H. Hansen
July 27, 2026
6 MIN READ
ORNL water resources engineer Carly Hansen studies how existing non-powered dams could also support hydropower without disrupting their current purposes. An ORNL-led assessment with Idaho National Laboratory identified 4 gigawatts of potential hydropower capacity at a subset of more than 2,600 non-powered dams using improved streamflow data and site-specific modeling.
March 27, 2023
4 MIN READ
Nine engineers from ORNL visited 10 elementary and middle school classrooms in three school districts during National Engineers Week, Feb. 21 to 24, 2023, describing and demonstrating the excitement of the engineering profession to more than 300 Tennessee students.
March 10, 2023
3 MIN READ
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) recently highlighted several ORNL water power projects in its recently released its 2021-2022 Accomplishments Report.
October 12, 2022
4 MIN READ
Millions of miles of pipelines and conduits across the United States make up an intricate network of waterways used for municipal, agricultural and industrial purposes.
July 6, 2022
1 MIN READ
Although more than 92,000 dams populate the country, the vast majority — about 89,000 — do not generate electricity through hydropower.
June 10, 2022
6 MIN READ
As the United States moves toward more sustainable and renewable sources of energy, hydropower is expected to play a pivotal role in integrating more intermittent renewables like wind and solar to the electricity grid
May 25, 2022
4 MIN READ
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a suite of online tools and publications to increase
May 26, 2021
6 MIN READ
Carly Hansen, a water resources engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is rethinking what’s possible for hydropower in the United States.
February 26, 2021
6 MIN READ
Twenty-seven ORNL researchers Zoomed into 11 middle schools across Tennessee during the annual Engineers Week in February. East Tennessee schools throughout Oak Ridge and Roane, Sevier, Blount and Loudon counties participated, with three West Tennessee schools joining in.