WEREHYPO: Solutions to reduce wear in hydropower plants
Start Date
2025End Date
2028Description
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...
ReHydro: Demonstration of Sustainable Hydropower Refurbishment
Start Date
2024End Date
2028Description
The main objective of ReHydro is to demonstrate how European hydropower can be refurbished and modernized to be fit for a leading role in the future power system respecting sustainability...
STOR-HY: INNOVATIVE STORAGE TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS IN HYDROPOWER
Start Date
2024End Date
2028Description
STOR-HY aims to minimize CAPEX, OPEX for innovative pumped storage projects. This is achieved by enhancing the lifetime and recyclability of components and equipment, and devising operation strategies for unconventional...
DAFNE: Use of a Decision-Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food NExus in complex and trans-boundary water resources systems of fast growing developing countries.
Start Date
2016End Date
2020Description
Global trends in population growth and rising economic prosperity will increase the demand for energy, food and water, with more severe impact in fast-growing economies, such as in several African...
PHESIS: Value of pumped-hydro energy storage in isolated power systems with high wind power penetration
Start Date
2016End Date
2020Description
Several stochastic optimization models have been for the short-term generation scheduling in isolated power systems with pumped-storage and high wind power penetration. The models consider variable start-up costs and ramps...
