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HydroES 2021 - Hydropower and Environmental Sustainability
Abstract Submission - Deadline Extension
The HydroES 2021 abstract submission deadline has been extended to 7th December 2021.
Press Release: Key hydropower sector stakeholders meet to shape hydropower’s role in the clean energy transition
On 12th and 13th October 2020, over 160 hydropower industry, civil society and policy representatives met –to answer technical, environmental and social challenges for hydropower as a catalyst for the clean energy transition in Europe at a HYDROPOWER EUROPE online event.
HYDROPOWER EUROPE presents ‘Hydropower Technologies: The State of the Art’
Hydropower experts have combined their knowledge to publish an 87-page document detailing the current state of the art in hydropower technologies and techniques. This review establishes a baseline reference from which future R&D actions are being developed and prioritised.
HYDROPOWER EUROPE Interactive Workshop: Hydropower seeking its role in the clean energy transition
Registration is now open for this unique online event, which is scheduled for 09:00-12:00 on 12th and 13th October 2020. Participation is free of charge.
The launch of the 2nd wider Stakeholder Consultation
HYDROPOWER EUROPE launched its second online consultation programme at the end of July, which aims to establish priorities for the proposed research and innovation actions identified within the two main documents: the Research & Innovation Agenda (RIA) and the Strategic Industry Roadmap (SIR). Register on the Consultation Platform before the end of October 2020 to participate and help steer the future of hydropower in Europe.
RENEXPO 2019
The event provided an overview of ongoing initiatives and projects on (small) hydropower to address both domestic and world market developments. The the event was to show a wide audience the developments happening in the hydropower industry in Southeastern Europe, to cultivate old contacts and establish new ones. Speakers from various countries showcased the best practice examples, their latest innovations and challenges.
HYDROPOWER EUROPE visited ITCOLD in Palermo
ITCOLD, the Italian Committee on Large Dams, set up a Working Group to assess how dam owners’ actions addressed to the sustainable host territories development are perceived by the other stakeholders present in the same territory. The main aim of the ITCOLD activity is to facilitate the dialogue and the intercommunication between two worlds that often have conflictual or even opposite interests.
HYDROPOWER EUROPE presented at the Opening Session of HYDRO 2019 in Porto, Portugal
During the opening session of the Hydro 2019 conference: Concept to closure: Practical steps in Porto, Portugal, 14 October 2019. Prof. Anton Schleiss and Jean-Jacques Fry were invited to present in a keynote address the latest results of the HYDROPOWER EUROPE project.