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Today the Energy Department announced the 2012 selections for the Hydro Fellowship Program in cooperation with the Hydro Research Foundation.

Many community colleges, universities, utilities and manufacturers across America are taking smart, pragmatic steps to train the next generation of workers needed to modernize the nation’s electric grid.

Thanks to help from the Tennessee 3-Star Industrial Assessment Center, the FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A facility in Dayton, TN is saving an estimated $39,280 per year in energy savings. Find out more.

Following an Energy Savings Assessment conducted by the University of Delaware's Industrial Assessment Center, Chrome Deposit Corporation's Newark, DE plant is seeing significant energy savings.

How the Hydrogen Student Design Contest inspired career paths and produced an innovative hydrogen fueling station at Humboldt State University.

Brian Andrews leveraged training programs to transition from being a meter reader at CenterPoint Energy in Houston, Texas to implementing the company’s smart meter and intelligent electric grid projects.

“Really anyone who likes science or math, we’ve probably got a job for you,” said Justin Johnson, Senior Director of Engineering at Oncor, one of the country’s largest transmission and distribution utilities based in Dallas, Texas. Find out more about the exciting career opportunities smart grid technology is offering.

Read about Power4Vets -- a program funded by Recovery Act money through the Energy Department’s Smart Grid Workforce Training program, which is helping to prepare the next generation of workers in the utility and electric industries for smart grid-related jobs.

For this year’s Solar Decathlon, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is returning to the National Mall with the Re_home, which offers a more sustainable housing solution for communities following a natural disaster.

Bob Wilds puts his years of experience to the test as he trains the new coil winders in Wisconsin.

Industrial Assessment Centers prepare students to excel as young professionals. Here's one story about an electrical engineering student who was able to turn his experience into a job.

If you’ve ever driven by an industrial plant, you’ve probably noticed big white plumes rising from the tops of the facilities. While it might look like smoke or pollution at first glance, most of the time those white plumes are comprised of steam and heat, or what Ener-G-Rotors CEO Michael Newell calls waste heat. Mike and the researchers of Ener-G-Rotors are finding ways to use this escaped steam and turn it into energy.