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WEREHYPO: Solutions to reduce wear in hydropower plants
WEREHYPO
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...
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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...
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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...
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Di-Hydro: DIGITAL MAINTENANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATION OF HYDROPOWER PLANT
Start Date
2023End Date
2026Description
Di-Hydro will develop practical solutions, applicable to HP plants and clusters across the EU, regardless of their previous digitization level, by combining innovative sensor technology and digital adaption for energy...
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D-HYDROFLEX: Digital solutions for improving the sustainability performance and FLEXibility potential of HYDROpower assets
Start Date
2023End Date
2026Description
The European energy system is undergoing a significant transformation: decarbonization, security of supply, deployment of renewables and their integration into the market, generating significant opportunities and challenges for energy stakeholders....
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iAMP-Hydro: intelligent Asset Management Platform for HYDROpower operation & maintenance
Start Date
2023End Date
2026Description
iAMP-Hydro is a collaborative research effort of 10 parties coming from a wide field of academia and industry. Its target is to build digital solutions that will improve the efficiency,...
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HYBRIDHYDRO: Hybrid power plants comprising hydropower, Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors
HYBRIDHYDRO
Start Date
2022End Date
2025Description
The main project goal is analyzing the advantages of the coordinated operation of a hydropower plant and a set of Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. For this purpose, novel control strategies...
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AFC4Hydro: Active Flow Control system FOR improving HYDRaulic turbine performances at off-design Operation
Start Date
2019End Date
2023Description
The overall objective of the AFC4Hydro research project is to design, implement and validate in full-scale water turbine an active flow control system that permit to increase efficiency and reduce...
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TRISTAN: New computational Tools for RelIability-based dam SafeTy AssessmeNt
TRISTAN
Start Date
2019End Date
2021Description
TRISTAN develops new computational tools for reliability-based dam safety assessment, combining advanced numerical modelling, finite element methods (FEM), uncertainty analysis, and machine learning approaches. The objective is to improve the...
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SmallFLEX: Demonstrator for flexible Small Hydropower Plant
SmallFLEX
Start Date
2017End Date
2021Description
The aim of this project is to show how small-hydropower plants (SHP) can provide winter peak energy and ancillary services, whilst remaining eco-compatible. The outcome of recent research by SCCER-SoE...
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FIThydro: Fishfriendly Innovative Technologies for Hydropower
Start Date
2016End Date
2021Description
Sustainable energy sources like hydropower plants (HPPs) generate vast energy with minimal environmental impact. By utilising this clean energy solution, it is possible to effectively meet our energy demands without...
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FlexSTOR: Solutions for flexible operation of storage hydropower plants in changing environment and market conditions
FlexSTOR
Start Date
2016End Date
2019Description
The CTI (No. 17902.3 PFEN-IW-FLEXSTOR) research project FlexSTOR, standing for “Solutions for flexible operation of storage hydropower plants in changing environment and market conditions”, brought together the SCCER-SoE research partners...
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NUMA: Development of an environment for integrating physics-based and data-based models for dam monitoring
NUMA
Start Date
2016End Date
2018Description
The NUMA project developed an integrated computational platform for dam safety management by combining physics-based numerical models with data-driven models derived from dam monitoring and auscultation data. Traditionally, these two...
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ACOMBO: Development of a computational code for complex thermo-mechanical analysis of arch dams
ACOMBO
Start Date
2015End Date
2018Description
The ACOMBO project developed advanced computational tools for the thermo-mechanical analysis of concrete arch dams, enabling simulation of dam behaviour throughout their entire life cycle, from construction to operation and...
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AlDA: Definition of warning thresholds for dam safety using artificial intelligence and a non-euclidean affinity assessment metric
AlDA
Start Date
2014End Date
2016Description
The AlDA project aimed to improve dam safety through the application of artificial intelligence techniques and the development of a non-Euclidean affinity metric to identify similarities between dams. Recognising the...
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iCOMPLEX: Development of the iCOMPLEX software for the control and assessment of the safety of critical infrastructures
iCOMPLEX
Start Date
2012End Date
2015Description
Globally, there exists a vast array of critical and/or potentially high-risk infrastructure. Depending on their type, many of these critical infrastructures are equipped with a significant number of monitoring instruments...
