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...
ÖkoResch: ÖkoResch: Achievement of good ecological potential in high alpine residual water sections and flow-affected waters
Start Date
2020End Date
2026Description
The EU Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD) has established specific environmental objectives for water bodies that are threatened by pollution.This research project aims to provide the foundation for defining Good Ecological...
Assessment of habitat enhancement measures for the protection of fish populations
Start Date
2013End Date
2025Description
Measures to protect fish populations in waters influenced by hydroelectric power plants have so far focused almost exclusively on longitudinal connectivity for fish. In particular, short-distance migrators are likely to...
Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sediment Research and Management
Start Date
2017End Date
2024Description
In the context of sustainable operation of hydropower plants, a thorough understanding of the dynamic processes in flowing waters is essential. A major challenge for management and a key aspect...
