HERI – Research Actions Database

Welcome to the HERI Research Actions Database. The database provides details of past and present research actions related to all aspects of hydropower. The database has been structured following the categorisation developed for the HYDROPOWER EUROPE research and innovation agenda, and Strategic Industry Roadmap.

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Solutions to reduce wear in hydropower plants

Description

The objective of WEREHYPO is studying solutions to reduce the wear that takes place in different hydropower plant components as a consequence of the provision of balancing services to the power system. The solutions that will be studied are: - Optimization models for the energy and reserve scheduling considering the cost associated to the wear of different plant components as a function of the operational decisions. - Control algorithms for the coordinated real-time operation of the hydropower plant and an energy storage system, namely, batteries and/or supercapacitors, that minimize the wear of both the hydropower plant components and the energy storage system (often referred to as ageing), while ensuring the provision of quality frequency control.

Organisations

  • Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) - Coordinator
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Coordinator

Funding

  • National funding

Specific Funding Sources:
N/A

Level of Action:

National: SPAIN

Applications

Small-hydro, Large-hydro, Run-of-the-River, Storage Hydropower

Keywords

Digitalization, Economics, Flexibility, Grids, Hydraulics, Maintenance, Modeling / Simulation, Pumps, Turbines

Areas of Research

Research and Innovation Agenda

  • Pilot projects integrating hydropower with other RE sources and energy storage systems
  • Fatigue-aware optimization models for the hydropower generation scheduling
  • Control algorithms to reduce fatigue in the turbine
  • Control algorithms to reduce fatigue in the conduits

Strategic Industry Roadmap

  • Increase Resilience by Mitigating the Impact of Ageing and Maintaining the High Safety Level of Power Plants

Last Updated: 27/08/2025 16:54

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WEREHYPO

Start Date
2025
End Date
2028

Budget Range
€100,000 - €500,000

 

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Funded by
the European Union