The HYDROPOWER-EUROPE project is built on the ambition to achieve a research and innovation agenda and a technology roadmap for the hydropower sector, based on the synthesis of technical fora and transparent public debates through a forum that gathers all relevant stakeholders of the hydropower sector.
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JOINT LETTER: Renewables displace fossil fuels - the Innovation Fund must recorgnise this
Joint letter signed by: Bioenergy Europe, the European Heat Pump Assocition (EHPA), the European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF), the European Solar manufacturing Council (ESMC), the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA), Solar Heat Europe (ESTIF), Solar Power Europe, the A...
ETIP HYDROPOWER EUROPE: The permanent and common voice of Hydropower in Europe
ETIP Hydropower Europe (ETIP Hydropower) is a new project in the EU programme ...
Prof. Anton Schleiss at the 7th IAHR Europe Congress (Greece)
Prof. Anton Schleiss, from the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD - CIGB), was invited as a keynote speaker for the opening session og the ...
Hydro Power Industry Guide 2021/22 by VGBE
After the success from "Hydro Power Industry guide 2020/21", our colleagues from VGBe wanted to offer us the new guide from this year: “Hydropower Industry Guide 2021/22”. vgbe´s ...
POSITION PAPER: Hydropower as a catalyst and facilitator for the clean, safe and independent energy transition in Europe.
Key Messages: Given Europe’s ambition to raise the renewables target to 45%1 hydropower is critical to ensure Europe’s energy system has the necessary renewable electricity and flexibility to protect grid stability from intermittent renewable energy, to sustain the gr...
NEW PUBLICATION, Hydroscience Journal: "Hydropower, a catalyst for energy transition in Europe"
On the context of HydroES 2021 (22 September 2021), Hydropower Europe had the chance to present its vision and results achieved during three years of consultations. Some of the conclusions are: Hydropower still has a great potential for development Hydropower sector needs...
HYDRO 2022 Strasbourg: How to promote future hydro development in Europe with a sustainable impact?
The HYDROPOWER EUROPE project (2018-2022), funded from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, has released its final deliverables: a Research and Innovation Agenda (RIA) and a Strategic Industry Roadmap (SIR) for the hydropower sector. The challenge is...
Webinar 28 february 2022: What Research and Innovation are Needed to Tap More Hidden Hydro Opportunities in the Future?
The IEA Technology Cooperation Programme (TCP) on Hydropower (also known as IEA Hydro) is a working group of the International Energy Agency's member countries and others that have a common interest in advancing hydropower worldwide. Under the work programme Annex XVI...
HYDROPOWER EUROPE Final Event: “The Important Role of Hydropower in Energy Transition”
The HYDROPOWER EUROPE conference that took place online on the 23rd February 2022 was the final event of the HYDROPOWER EUROPE Project – a project that was created under the European Union call: “H2020-LC-SC3-2018-2019-2020 (BUILDING A LOW-CARBON, CLIMATE ...
Hydropower Europe Dissemination VIdeo
The Hydropower Europe Forum successfully released a Research and Innovation Agenda as well as a Strategic Industry Roadmap on «Hydropower as a key partner and catalyst for the clean energy transition». See the video that summarises the three years of work ...
Upcoming Events
Consultation Status
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15-16th March 2021
CEP: 3rd Review Workshop (Online) – Reviewing action priorities for RIA and SIR
19th January 2021
Online Roundtable Event: Environmental and Socio-Economic Challenges of Hydropower in Europe: the experience of NGOs
12-13th October 2020
Online Workshop: Addressing technical, environmental and social challenges for hydropower as a catalyst for the clean energy transition in Europe
27th July – 31st October 2020
2nd Wider Stakeholder Group Consultation Event – Prioritisation of actions proposed under the RIA and SIR
13th July 2020
2nd drafts of RIA and SIR Reports
25th March 2020
2nd CEP Review Workshop (Online) – Conclusions from reviewing the 1st draft RIA and SIR Reports
12-20th March 2020
Online review of 1st drafts of RIA and SIR Reports
11th March 2020
1st drafts of RIA and SIR Reports
20th Dec 2019 - 31st Jan 2020
Online review of the Analysis Report on the 1st Wider Stakeholder Consultation Process and Response
30th September 2019
Regional Consultation Workshop (In Person), Chania, Greece - RIA and SIR Topic Recommendations & Regional Variations
11th September 2019
Regional Consultation Workshop (In Person), Lausanne, Switzerland - RIA and SIR Topic Recommendations & Regional Variations
28th August 2019
Regional Consultation Workshop (In Person), Lulea, Sweden - RIA and SIR Topic Recommendations & Regional Variations
28th August - 15th November 2019
1st Wider Stakeholder Group Consultation Event – RIA and SIR Topic Recommendations
5th June 2019
1st CEP Workshop (In Person) – The consultation and review process
13th March 2019
Initial Experts Meeting (In Person), Brussels