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...
ALPHEUS: Augmenting grid stability through Low-head Pumped Hydro Energy Utilization & Storage
Start Date
2020End Date
2024Description
With a growing share of intermittent renewable energy sources grid stability can be maintained, and flexibility enhanced, by applying pumped hydropower energy storage. ALPHEUS will improve reversible pump/turbine (RPT) technology...
