Idaho National Laboratory

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Idaho National Laboratory is a research center that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Innovative water reclamation system provides water resiliency at Camp Buehring, Kuwait

Camp Buehring, a United States military base nestled in northern Kuwait just 20 miles from the Iraqi border, faces a challenge: there are no wells, rivers or other easily accessible sources of water. In this arid region, water is a precious commodity. Soldiers rely on trucks to deliver the water they need for showers, drinking […]

Idaho National Laboratory · 9 May 2025

28 Mar 2019

Virtual reservoirs can boost flexability of small-scale hydropower

As the United Nations seeks to expand renewable energy sources without compromising reliability, one option is more flexible (and profitable) hydropower that doesn’t involve dams. New research from America’s national labs shows that smaller scale “run-of-river” hydropower can provide just as much baseload stability as reservoir-based hydropower plants while being highly responsive to real-time grid and market changes. […]