How 3D Printing Could Unlock America’s Untapped Hydropower

Hydropower is the quiet workhorse driving the global clean energy transition. Although it gets just a mere fraction of the media and political attention that solar and wind energy do, hydropower is by far the largest source of clean energy worldwide, and is the third-largest source of power overall, after coal and natural gas. In 2024, hydro provided nearly 15% of all the world’s electricity. However, hydropower has been declining in global energy systems. This could spell major trouble for global climate goals, not to mention energy security…