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Upcoming #webinar "Exploring Hydropower Hybridisation"🌞💧 Hydropower has been a #reliable energy source for over a century, but recent advances in technology are creating new opportunities for #hybrid solutions. Join us on 7 November at 12:30 GMT to hear from experts in the field and explore how these #innovations are adding value to hydropower assets. Topics include: ⚡ Optimising #grid connections 🔋 Energy #storage to extend machinery life and participate in ancillary services markets 📊 Current trends in the #hybridisation market 🎙️Speakers: -Guillaume Amodeo, Technical Business Developer, SuperGrid Institute -Quentin Boucher, Electricity Market Specialist, SuperGrid Institute -Cecilia Correa Poseiro, Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank -Parveen Nanda, Executive Vice President, Greenko Group -Moderator: Matteo Bianciotto, Senior Policy Manager, International Hydropower Association (IHA) The webinar is organised by the International Hydropower Association (IHA) with support from ETIP HYDROPOWER and sponsored by SuperGrid Institute. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dQbA9BX5 #Hydropower #RenewableEnergy #Hybridisation #CleanEnergy #EnergyStorage #FloatingSolar #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #Webinar #HydropowerInnovation #HybridEnergy #IHA #ETIPHydropower

First meeting of the ETIP HYDROPOWER Cluster! 💡🌊 We are excited to introduce the new cluster under the ETIP HYDROPOWER umbrella, integrating several pioneering projects aimed at advancing #hydropower technology and sustainability. 🌱⚡️ This cluster, which held its first meeting last Tuesday, brings together the Di-Hydro Project - Digital optimisation for hydropower plants, Store2Hydro, #RE-HYDRO, iAMP-Hydro Project, #HYPOSO, D-HYDROFLEX project, H-HOPE, Hydro4U and ETIP HYDROPOWER. 🚀🤝 By uniting these projects, we ensure consistent and clear #communication of the #goals and #achievements of the #hydropower sector, amplifying our reach and public engagement. Our collective voice will resonate more powerfully, engaging a broader audience and fostering greater #public interest and support. 🌍📢 Additionally, collaboration allows us to streamline efforts, minimize redundancy, and make the most efficient use of available resources. 🛠️💡 Stay connected for updates as we embark on this collaborative journey to revolutionize hydropower through innovation and excellence, and, if you're interested in joining, we'd love to hear from you! 🌟✉️   #Hydropower #Sustainability #Innovation #ETIPHydropowerCluster #RenewableEnergy #Collaboration #CleanEnergy #Technology

Did you know that #Hydropower is the real backbone of #greenenergy transition towards #netzero. WEME Earth and WEME Global will join to stay afloat with the latest Hydropower developments in Europe to serve our customers well. #spacetechnology #consulting #technology #innovation #energy

We're excited to be collaborating with Hydroalp to accelerate the deployment of FishSafe™ turbines across the world! Through rigorous testing and refinement, Natel has achieved through-turbine fish passage survival rates of 98-100% across multiple fish species and life stages with FishSafe™ runner designs. These runners have demonstrated safe fish passage even while maintaining high hydraulic efficiency and operating at conventional blade speeds (up to 28.2 m/s, or 63.1 mph). In partnership with leading turbine manufacturers like Hydroalp, Natel designs turbines to upgrade existing hydropower plants and develop new, sustainable projects worldwide. Working with our partners, we can create FishSafe™ runner designs with competitive rotational speeds and efficiency metrics for turbines of any configuration at sites up to 40 meters (130 feet) in head. A cornerstone of the global energy supply, hydropower is the third largest source of electricity and a critical building block of a reliable carbon-free grid. Replacing equipment at existing hydropower plants with FishSafe™ turbines can help the industry strengthen this crucial renewable energy source while also helping to fight biodiversity loss. In-place replacements of aging equipment can both increase energy production and ensure safe downstream fish passage—reestablishing plant lifetime while improving environmental baselines. #withhydropower #renewableenergy #waterpower #fishsafe #hydropower #turbine

Check out the 3rd edition of our Hydropower Industry Guide!

Great to represent the European Hydropower Alliance at the ETIP HYDROPOWER event this morning. I made the following points on the key contribution of #hydropower to the #energy transition: ⚡ Carbon free renewable electricity: #hydropower represents 13% of the EU's electricity and 1/3rd of the EU #renewable electricity. Can't do without it! 🤸♂️ Flexibility: hydro dams and pumped hydro storage can deliver #electricity and system services in minutes and even seconds. This is key for a resilient #powergrid 〰 Storage: hydropower represents 95% of the total electricity #storage in the EU! The development of #solar power leads to very high requirements for daily storage, while #wind increases the need for monthly/seasonal storage. Pumped storage and reservoirs meet these system needs for security of supply. 💧 Development potential: #repowering of existing plants and hydro pumped storage new build can help deliver a decarbonized power system. In France only there is a potential of 5GW to be tapped. 🌎 And it's not only about electricity: hydropower supports water management in case of droughts, and it helps prevent floods downstream. It's also about #communities, and local economic development, preserving #biodiversity and #sustainability. 🏗 Hydropower is also an EU based #industry, with strong EU value chains and export capacities. This needs to be maintained and developed, that's why it was key to have hydropower as an integral part of the #NZIA. Hydropower contributes to the EU #competitiveness by delivering clean, secure and dispatchable electricity, further enabling #electrification of uses. The EU Hydropower Alliance supports the need for further stakeholder engagement together with the European Commission to build an effective EU hydropower strategy.

'World's largest single source of renewable electricity'⚡: Global hydropower capacity grows to 1,400GW. Eddie Rich. But global hydropower deployment needs to accelerate through to 2030 to meet global #cleanenergy goals, International Hydropower Association (IHA) warns 🚨 👉 https://incm.pub/3x3OZaJ #climatechange #sustainability #environment #decarbonisation #netzero

We (Hill Balliet, Binghui Li, Jonghwan Kwon, S M Shafiul Alam, PhD, SMIEEE , Thomas Mosier) are thrilled to announce our latest review article on Hydropower-Battery Hybrids! 🌊⚡ 🔍 In this comprehensive study, we delve into the synergy between hydropower and co-located batteries. Here’s what you’ll find: Rationale for Battery Integration: We explore why adding batteries to hydropower systems is a game-changer. Co-located batteries enhance grid stability, load-following capabilities, and energy storage efficiency. Hydropower’s Unique Advantages: Unlike other renewable hybrid systems, hydropower has inherent benefits. Think reliability, scalability, and long-term sustainability. Value Propositions for Developers: We dissect hydro-hybrids' value to project developers. From revenue optimization to grid support, it’s all here. Research Gaps and Opportunities: Aspiring researchers, take note! We highlight areas where more investigation is needed. Let’s push the boundaries of hydropower-battery integration. 📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gTEFGmZE 🚀 Share this with colleagues, industry peers, and fellow researchers! Let’s spark discussions and drive innovation. 🤝 #hydropower #energy #research #sustainability #INL #ANL

What is hydropower hybridisation? Which are the benefits? Following up on last week excellent webinar, we continue the discussion on the challenges and opportunities of such solution. Take a look at this extract, and join us next week at HYDRO 2024 in Graz!🌊

📢 Call for papers is open! EERA JP Hydropower, together with EERA EERA JP e3s - clean Energy tranSition for Sustainable Society and JP Digitalization for Energy launched a #callforpapers for oral presentation at the #workshop “Revanmping Hydropower research” which will take place in #Brussels on 24th September 2024. 🗓 Deadline for papers' submission: 1st April 📑 Accepted papers will be collected and published in a peer-reviewed journal. 👉 Read the full call to have more detailed information about the workshop, topics and sub-topics identified and the requirements you must meet to structure and submit your papers. #hydropower #socialimpact #digitalization #energy #energytransition