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08/06/2021 14:00 CET - 08/06/2021 16:15 CET
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At the EU Green Week 2021, HYDROPOWER EUROPE organises a Partner Event raising the issue of how to avoid potential pollution sources and mitigate environmental impacts through innovative measures. Around this question, the roundtable will openly discuss the challenges regarding potential pollution in a narrower sense and environmental as well as social-economic impacts in a wider sense. Looking at pollution in a narrow sense, one may recognize that this is not the main problem and challenge for hydropower deployment. Nevertheless, potential pollution sources have to be avoided in a hydropower project from the design to construction to operation to refurbishment and finally decommissioning by the timely implementation of protection and mitigation measures. The objective of the roundtable is also to make a contribution to improving the quality and the continuity of European rivers and to shed light on good practice that should serve as the basic standard for hydropower deployment. The roundtable discussion shall bring together NGO representatives, academia, major utilities, policymakers, and the wider audience including consumers and future entrepreneurs working on a transition towards a clean energy society. The outcomes of the roundtable discussion will also provide a rich source of ideas and suggestions for the Hydropower Europe Forum to consider when finalizing its main documents, which comprise the Research and Innovation Agenda and Strategic Industry Roadmap for hydropower in Europe. Provisional Agenda: The roundtable is planned for the 8th of June 2021 from 2 pm – 4.15 pm CET.
1. Setting the scene – Hydropower: from pollution to impact? – 5 min
Mark Morris, HYDROPOWER EUROPE
2. Keynote speech: Potential sources of pollution and main environmental impacts during the lifetime cycle of a hydropower plant: examples to manage them - 20 min
Claire Descourtieux, Head of the environment department, EDF Hydro Engineering Centre
3. Short experts statements as a triggering input for the roundtable discussion: How to avoid potential pollution sources and mitigate environmental impacts by innovative measures and concepts? – 30 min
Facilitated by HYDROPOWER EUROPE FORUM 4. Roundtable discussion with all participants – 75 min
Moderated by Anton Schleiss & Jean-Jacques Fry, Coordinators of HYDROPOWER EUROPE
5. Closing remarks – 10 min
HYDROPOWER EUROPE
REGISTER HERE: https://hydropower-europe.eu/upcoming-events/european-green-week-2021/
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31/05/2021 - 04/06/2021
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EU Green Week is an annual opportunity to debate and discuss European environmental policy. Organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment, this key event in the environment policy calendar attracts policymakers, leading environmentalists, stakeholders and other interested parties from across Europe and around the globe. The 2021 edition of EU Green Week will take place from 31 May to 4 June 2021, with Partner Events taking place between 3 May and 13 June. The European Green Week 2021 will be dedicated to the ‘zero pollution ambition’. It will be an opportunity to engage with all stakeholders and interested citizens on how we can work together to make the ambition for a zero pollution and toxic-free environment a reality. For more, click here: https://www.eugreenweek.eu
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25/05/2021 - 27/05/2021
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On 25 - 27 May 2021, The European Conference on Access to Risk Finance will gather clean energy technology stakeholders from all over Europe. The Conference will include plenary sessions that will explore the European funding offer for clean energy technologies, engaging outstanding speakers over the course of two days. The Conference will also provide matchmaking opportunities to clean energy technology developers, investors and funding experts - all through this online platform. These topics will be addressed:
- InvestEU
- EFSI former projects
- ETS Innovation Fund
- Interreg
- Recovery and Resilience Facility
- How to unlock private funding
The Conference will benefit you as:
Investor - find qualified European innovators during 1:1 meetings
Clean energy technology developer/innovator - to establish the right connection that will help your project take off
Funding expert - to share your knowledge Register until 20 May 2021! https://european-conference-on-access-to.b2match.io
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19/05/2021 12:00 CET - 20/05/2021 18:00 CET
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Environmental protection and preservation of nature are one of key challenges not only for hydropower but for society as a whole. As one of the most environmentally and climate-friendly forms of energy generation, hydropower plays an important part in the current energy system and that of the future. For this, balancing hydropower and ecology in the best possible way is a key aspect to ensure the further expansion of hydropower, while also maintaining existing plants to meet responsibilities and ameliorate the public perception. Due to a large number of influences on the fish population and the condition of the bodies of water, it is advisable to consider the entire spectrum in terms of impact and cost-efficiency. The international event will bring together experts from leading operators, manufacturers and suppliers, authorities, scientists as well as related stakeholders to discuss important issues in the field of ecology and environment in hydropower in the sessions on: - Good practices of ecological hydraulic engineering and renaturation measures
- Country experiences with the implementation of the WFD
- Sediment management strategies and approaches for operating with hydropeaking
- Lessons learned from fish migration and monitoring systems
The online web conference consists of: - Webinar with 12 lectures
- Virtual breakout rooms after each session with the opportunity to meet the experts
Take a look at the programme: https://vgb.zummit.com/events/eehpp-2021/4090/JERXH/ Register here: https://www.vgb.org/en/mform-form_id-791861.html
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19/05/2021 - 20/05/2021
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The 4th Annual International Summit and Exhibition: Hydropower Balkans is a professional platform, bringing together chief ministers, major investors, decision-makers of the leading hydropower plants and investment project initiators, as well as regulators, to consolidate efforts focused on an efficient implementation of key projects for the construction and reconstruction of HPPs across the Balkan region. The Summit will take place on 19-20 May 2021, at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Visit the website: https://www.hydropowerbalkans.com
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17/03/2021 - 18/03/2021
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The conference is the final event of FIThydro (www.fithydro.eu), an EU-funded H2020 research project (2016-2021), which aims to support decisions on commissioning and operating hydropower plants by use of existing and innovative technologies. The project concentrates on environmental impact assessment and the development of cost-effective environmental mitigation measures and strategies to avoid fish damage and to support self-sustainable fish populations. Conference topics - Assessing the response and resilience of fish populations in hydropower-affected rivers
- Innovative methods, tools and devices for sustainable and fish-friendly hydropower
- Strategies and decision support tools to mitigate hydropower impacts on fish and fisheries using conventional and innovative cost-efficient measures
- Spin-off collaborations and road mapping the research agenda for fish-friendly and sustainable hydropower
The conference will be held online on 17-18 March 2021. Click here to register: https://wiki.tum.de/display/bguwb/FIThydro+Final+conference+Registration
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02/03/2021 - 04/03/2021
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CEATI International’s 12th Annual Hydropower Conference will focus on the risk and uncertainty that hydropower owners and operators currently face. The event will feature case studies on the following topics: - Operational reliability, including condition assessment, inspection, and maintenance of critical equipment
- Examples of risk-informed decision making, risk prioritization, and risk management applied by hydropower utilities and dam owners
- Coordination and communication between plant operators, dam safety engineers, and water managers
- Use and verification of instrumentation and automation
- Data management and data quality control
- Balancing risks and operating during a pandemic
See the agenda here: https://www.ceati.com/event/HYDRO2021/HYDRO2021_Agenda.pdf
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23/02/2021 - 26/02/2021
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EU Industry Days is Europe's flagship annual event on industry. It serves as the main platform to discuss industrial challenges and co-develop opportunities and policy responses in an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of partners. It also helps to ensure that our policy at European, national, regional and local levels works together to enable European industry to deliver jobs, growth, and innovation in Europe. The next edition will take place in the week of 23-26 February 2021. It happens in a very special moment, when our industry is embarking upon green and digital transformation, opening up new opportunities for EU businesses and citizens.
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30/11/2020 14:30 GMT - 30/11/2020 15:45 GMT
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This webinar will present a new XFLEX HYDRO report titled ‘Flexibility, technologies and scenarios for hydropower’, by the Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC). Contributing authors are: The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Power Vision Engineering (PVE), SuperGrid Institute, the International Hydropower Association (IHA), EDP Centre for New Energy Technologies (EDP CNET) and The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) INESC TEC, together with the above XFLEX HYDRO project partners, is developing a comprehensive framework to assess flexibility and system support services provision for future power systems linking hydroelectric power plants, system services technical aspects and market mechanisms. INESC TEC will present their new report on the early stages of this work, covering: · Ancillary services and market frameworks – current and future trends · XFLEX HYDRO project demonstrations and technological solutions to be assessed and/or implemented · Early-stage matrices to evaluate ancillary services, markets and the XFLEX HYDRO demonstrations · An overview of the existing hydroelectric power plants portfolio in Europe. The presenters will be: · Prof. Carlos Moreira, Senior Researcher at INESC TEC · Prof. François Avellan, XFLEX HYDRO Project Scientific Advisor · Dr. Elena Vagnoni, scientist and lecturer at EPFL and XFLEX HYDRO Scientific Coordinator Registration
The webinar will be chaired by Mr Richard Taylor, XFLEX HYDRO Strategic Advisor.
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30/11/2020 - 30/11/2020
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26/11/2020 - 26/11/2020
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More Information The conference program of the RENEXPO INTERHYDRO offers operators, planners, project developers, investors, municipalities and energy providers the ideal platform for presentations, knowledge transfer and exchange of experience. Meet decision-makers from local politics, science and research as well as industry and make international contacts.
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10/11/2020 - 12/11/2020
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16/10/2020 13:00 CEST - 16/10/2020 15:00 CEST
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Project Coordinator for HYDROPOWER EUROPE, Anton Schleiss, is presenting at this FSR online workshop. His presentation is titled "Hydropower as a catalyst for the energy transition in Europe". Increased constraints on water management, demanding targets on renewable energy, renewal of concessions, climate change is an invitation-only event. Back in 2014 and 2016, the Florence School studied hydropower in Europe, thinking that, in the EU single electricity market, the coherent European policy for hydropower had to be defined. This is now even more topical and urgent than ever. This workshop seeks to address the entire hydro-electricity landscape at the EU policy level. Increased constraints on water management, demanding targets on renewable energy, renewal of concessions, climate change societal or professional impacts and consequences are powerful drivers transforming hydro-electricity technicalities and stakes.
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12/10/2020 09:00 CET - 13/10/2020 12:00 CET
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Due to its flexibility in generating, storing and releasing energy, hydropower can be a catalyst for the clean energy transition in Europe. However, hydropower faces a complex set of policy, environmental, societal, technological and market challenges. While hydropower is a catalyst for a carbon-neutral economy and a boost to regional development, its benefits are currently not valued in the market. Therefore, hydropower needs to become more cost-competitive and find novel and acceptable approaches to future development in accordance with evolving environmental and social demands. This interactive online workshop focusses discussion and feedback around key issues affecting four main topic areas: (i) Policy and regulatory issues
(ii) Technical challenges and research and innovation priorities
(iii) Environmental issues
(iv) Social issues For more information, please visit the Online Workshop webpage
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24/09/2020 - 24/09/2020
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Anton Schleiss as the coordinator of HYDROPOWER EUROPE participated to the online workshop in which the progress of work within joint Annex IX-XII Task “Climate Change Services Adaptation: Flood control and drought management” and the White Paper: “Hydropower providing flood control and drought management” was discussed in detail based on case studies. Furthermore the progress of work within “Flexibility services provided by hydropower” was presented and discussed. Anton Schleiss was invited to give an overview of the work progress of Hydropower Europe with focus on the 2nd wider online consultation. Visit the website for more.
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29/06/2020 10:00 - 29/06/2020 14:00
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Rivers rank among the most threatened ecosystems in the world, but also among the most valuable to society. Therefore, a large amount of funding is made available for restoration programmes. Conflict over water is not only one of the most widespread global stressors, but can also have an impact on nature and people. For centuries, dams and weirs have been built to control floods, improve navigation, provide supply for drinking water or irrigation, create or enhance recreation opportunities, as well as a means for hydropower production. However, these dams and weirs also fragment the river systems, which is especially evident in Europe. One of the major challenges to achieving a good ecological status of European rivers under the Water Framework Directive is to reduce the fragmentation of stream habitats caused by these man-made barriers, many of which are no longer in or of use. Improving stream connectivity, therefore, has been flagged as one of the priorities for more efficient stream restoration. For such improvement measures, it is important to consider the challenges and opportunities of both, the ecological aspects as well as the benefits that dams provide for society. This webinar, held on June 29th, will explore the impacts dams and other barriers have on ecosystems and habitats, as well as the way novel technologies and adaptive management can help restore stream connectivity in more efficient ways. WEBSITE
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24/06/2020 8:30 - 24/06/2020 12:00
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The World Bank Global Solutions Group on Hydropower and the ESMAP Hydropower Development Facility invite you to a four-part webinar. The energy mix is moving towards one made up predominantly of weather-dependent, variable renewable energy sources. This current time of reflection gives the opportunity to assess the best use of hydropower resources. Done right, hydropower’s operational flexibility could be fundamental to achieving the green transition. In four sessions, this webinar will congregate leaders from the World Bank Group, donors and partner organizations. Each will present their thoughts on key topics, and audience participants will have the opportunity to pose questions to enrich the discussion. WEBSITE
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23/06/2020 17:30 - 23/06/2020 18:00
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Electrification already drives innovation and new business models. The aim is to deliver lower energy costs and lower climate emissions for all Europeans. Electricity connect energy transition to many other sectors, such as health, digitalisation, innovation, food and ICT to name a few. Electrification is the key way for fulfilling Green Deal and mitigating climate change. It is also the most economic way to deep energy transition, reaching downstream to industry, SMEs and private households. Going beyond energy sector and focusing on final energy and demand side, these daily discussions will be reflecting on the EUSEW high level policy events’ themes. No presentations, but a free-flowing live discussion facilitated by the moderator open for your questions. On the Day One of the EUSEWElectric series we are discussing climate neutrality, decarbonisation, sector integration from the position of electrification of transport, heat and industries. WEBSITE
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18/06/2020 12:00 - 18/06/2020 13:30
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To effectively de-risk investments in the building sector and facilitate the upgrading of building performance and energy efficiency services in Europe, policy, financing and technical tools need to work together in a coordinated and coherent manner. This session aims to demonstrate how a selection of front running H2020 projects are working to overcome barriers to achieve the doubling of the building renovation rate needed to reach the EU’s ambitious 2050 goal of becoming the 1st 'Climate-Neutral Continent' (EU Green Deal). These projects support the energy transition through cooperation in research and innovation, aiming to design and disseminate new business models, technical and financial tools, frameworks for standardisation and benchmarking of sustainable energy investments, as well as educational material and guidelines for European energy markets. This session aims to: 1. Present advancements in energy efficiency financing to foster sustainable growth and novel demand side business models, supporting the identification of transparent and predictable investments. 2. Illustrate practical examples of how existing and emerging financing and technical tools are facilitating building renovation projects and targeting recommendations on policy framework and market architecture. 3. Gather feedback from relevant stakeholders to improve the policy-relevance of project outcomes, actively engage and invite them for further collaboration on energy efficiency financing. The session will address key current challenges, such as mainstreaming energy efficiency finance through innovative mechanisms, valuing energy efficiency infrastructure and demand-side flexibility as energy resources, and highlighting the role of standardised technical quality criteria and certification schemes. WEBSITE
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18/06/2020 10:00 - 18/06/2020 12:30
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Visit the website for more. Moderator: Norela Constantinescu
Technical Support: Michele de Nigris
The Session 4 has been focused on the infrastructures for energy transition towards 2050, and it deals mainly with 3 Functionalities of the ETIP SNET Roadmap (RM) 2020-2030.
• F7 (Electricity Systems and Networks): the “Upgraded electricity networks, integrated components and systems” functionality is important in relation to the growing electrification and the more decentralized deployment of renewable power generation, that will require reinforced and smarter electricity networks, able to accommodate both centralized and decentralized elements and to make the best of RES allocation over the European territory. Pervasive network digitalisation, supported by high-capacity cyber-secure communication networks, will ensure decentralized monitoring and control. Not only density of the network, but also interconnection capacities –with harmonized security, planning and operation standards- will be needed to match growing RES supply and electricity demand over larger areas, as well as transparency to market participants all over Europe.
• F8 (Business): the “Energy System Business (includes models, regulatory)” functionality is a direct consequence of the functionality F7, which requires new forms of business models, of regulatory rules. Business models are constantly to be adapted in real-world business. F8 includes Business models, market design, regulatory rules, market governance, business models adapted to energy and computer- ICT- and monitoring and control system architectures, managing grid-connected flexibilities and their optimal aggregation.
• F9 (Simulation tools): the “Simulation tools for electricity and energy systems (Software)” functionality is (besides F8) a direct consequence of the F7, which requires new simulation tools and simulation results of electricity but also energy system beyond electricity. F9 includes Short-term market-related simulations including for handling security issues of all kinds, long- and medium-term integrated energy system (heating and cooling, gas) and electricity system planning related models and simulations, electricity system congestion and stability-handling tools for all time intervals from seconds to hours; electricity system analysis, observation and optimisation tools and software; system-control-related model-predictive simulations and optimisations of the electricity system and life-cycle related ageing simulations.
These 3 Functionalities (F7, F8 and F9) are related with several specific Research Areas (RAs) and Research Sub Areas (RSAs) of the RM they contribute to. In particular, they deal with:
▪ RA1: consumer, prosumer and citizen energy community (F7, F8)
▪ RA2: system economics (F8)
▪ RA3: digitalization (F7)
▪ RA4: planning - holistic architectures and assets (F7, F9)
▪ RA5: flexibility enablers and system flexibility (F7, F9)
▪ RA6: system operation (F7, F9). Comments from HYDROPOWER EUROPE partners who participated in the workshopThe reaction in the debate by HYDROPOWER EUROPE representatives: Concerning discussion about 2. ETIP SNET priorities on business models, regulation and
legislation, we must add that some national regulations require operators of storage facilities,
including active consumers, to pay network charges or energy taxes and other levies twice.
It is clear that the abolishment of this burden would lead to more energy storage projects
being deployed. Another reaction by International Hydropower Association representing HPE: Just to underline the notes and comments already said in functionality F8: on the need for
supportive regulations and market design (a) to modernise and enhance hydro flexibility,
and (b) to properly reward hydropower’s flexible and ancillary services delivered to support
network operations, not just its generation.
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16/06/2020 10:00 - 16/06/2020 11:30
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As part of the European Union’s 2030 climate and energy package, the EU Member States are required to develop energy and climate strategies (NECPs). Following the launch of the European Green Deal and the publication of the EU Climate Law proposal, this session will discuss their implications on the NECPs and climate and energy targets. Building on the European Commission’s final revision of the plans in the second half of 2020, the session will elaborate on the level of ambition put forward by the Member States, and on the role of civil society in upscaling climate action guided by the European Climate Law.
This webinar will also examine the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the NECPs and discuss how various financing opportunities such as the proposed Just Transition Mechanism, and the recovery plan can be aligned with the NECPs to deliver both economic recovery and green transition.
A critical eye will be cast on the ambition of the final NECPs, addressing energy efficiency, renewables, and emissions reductions in light of the European Climate Law.
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11/06/2020 10:00 - 11/06/2020 12:30
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Within the context of the European Green Deal, EurAqua is organizing a webinar with the focus on nature-based solutions to increase climate resilience to hydrological extremes and to protect, conserve and enhance EU’s natural capital. Program 10.00 Welcome and introduction
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen – Chair EurAqua
10:10 Green Deal and water research challenges
Panagiotis Balabanis – EU DG Research and Innovation
10:40 Nature-based solutions in river basin management
Ellis Penning – Deltares
11:10 Natural capital to support the European Green Deal
Bruna Grizzetti – Joint Research Centre
11:40 Nature-based solutions as a strategy to meet WFD requirements
Daniel Hering – University Duisburg-Essen
12.10 Conclusions
Laurence Carvalho and Harm Duel – EurAqua
12.25 Final remarks and closing
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen – Chair EurAqua
12:30 End
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03/06/2020 14:00 - 03/06/2020 16:30
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This online workshop was "attended" by more than 60 participants from Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Iceland, India, Japan,Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, IEA HQ, the EU and The World Bank. WEBSITE
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13/05/2020 - 14/05/2020
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24/03/2020 - 25/03/2020
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28/01/2020 11:00 - 29/01/2020 15:00
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The workshop is scheduled to take place at the Herman Teirlinck building in Brussels. It will start at 11:00 (registration) on 28 January and finish by 15:00 on 29 January. This event is being organised in the context of FIThydro, a 4-year EU-funded H2020 research project (2016-2020), which addresses decision support in commissioning and operating hydropower plants by use of existing and innovative technologies. FIThydro concentrates on mitigation measures and strategies to develop cost-effective environmental solutions and on strategies to avoid fish damage and enhance population developments. Technical results from FIThydro research will be presented, that can directly support better and more transparent implementation of EU and national policies for renewable energy production and aquatic ecosystems protection. Participating experts will be invited to give their feedback on the added value of tools developed by FIThydro for decision-making and to exchange on the needs for further action and research for more fish-friendly hydropower. DRAFT PROGRAMME
You will find the draft version of the workshop programme at: https://www.fithydro.eu/workshop-eu/ Parallel discussion groups at the workshop will address different topics: - Tools for risk assessment and impact assessment
- Measures selection using decision support tools, such as the FIThydro Decision-Support
- System and FIThydro Wiki
- Solutions for downstream migration
- Solutions for impacts related to residual flow stretches (bypassed reaches)
- New diagnostic Methods, Tools and Devices (MTDs)
The parallel discussion groups will serve as a platform to discuss FIThydro’s outputs relevant to the topic as well as exchange on other relevant activities carried out in European countries by different stakeholders. REGISTRATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION
In order to register, please submit this registration form online by 29 November 2019 at the latest: https://registration.ecologic-events.eu/fithydro-european-stakeholder-workshop More information on the venue, hotel suggestions and other logistical information are available at: https://www.fithydro.eu/workshop-eu/
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11/01/2020 - 13/01/2020
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14/10/2019 - 16/10/2019
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02/10/2019 - 04/10/2019
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30/09/2019 - 01/10/2019
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11/09/2019 - 12/09/2019
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28/08/2019 - 29/08/2019
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09/06/2019 - 14/06/2019
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14/05/2019 - 16/05/2019
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