HYDROPOWER-EUROPE

Objective

The transformation of Europe’s energy system creates both challenges and opportunities for the hydropower sector. Hydropower needs to seek out value within the electricity market aligned with other sources of renewable and sustainable energy, whilst operating and building plants in environmentally sensitive and acceptable ways.

The call H2020 LC-SC3-CC-4-2018: “Support to sectorial fora”, item 2: “bringing together stakeholders of the hydropower sector in a forum” provides a unique opportunity to bring together the hydropower community and to develop a Research and Innovation Agenda, and a Technology Roadmap mapping implementation of that agenda. These will support implementation of research and innovation for new hydropower technologies and innovative mitigation measures.

The HYDROPOWER-EUROPE project delivers these objectives through an extensive programme of stakeholder consultation. The consortium brings together six different associations and networks spanning the whole research and industry value chain. These networks, along with representatives of civil society and European and national authorities, will form the initial stakeholder consultation base. Through an extensive, cyclic programme of consultation – both online and through various regional, European and International workshops – research needs and priorities will be established supporting development of the Hydropower Research and Innovation Agenda. The consultation process also facilitates discussion around issues and perceptions affecting the implementation of hydropower in Europe. Conclusions from this will underpin development of the Technology Roadmap, addressing any issues affecting uptake of the research and innovation agenda.

Finally, the HYDROPOWER-EUROPE project will also consider ways in which the forum, established through this initiative, may become sustainable beyond the 3-year project programme, so supporting uptake and implementation of the research and innovation agenda.

Fields of science

• social sciences › political science › political policy › civil society
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › hydroelectricity

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Topic(s)

• LC-SC3-CC-4-2018 - Support to sectorial fora

Call for proposal

H2020-LC-SC3-2018-Joint-Actions-3
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Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DES GRANDS BARRAGES

Address

151 Bd Haussmann
75008 Paris
France

Activity type

Other

EU contribution

€ 239 628,88

Participants (7)

SAMUI FRANCE SARL

France

EU contribution

€ 159 708,75

Address

Route De La Villaz 1845
74430 Saint Jean D Aulps

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR STORAGE OF ENERGY

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 149 543,57

Address

Avenue Adolphe Lacomble 59/8
1030 Bruxelles

Activity type

Other

EUREC EESV

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 108 134,06

Address

Place Du Champs De Mars 2
1050 Bruxelles

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

VGB POWERTECH EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 140 125,25

Address

Deilbachtal 173
45257 Essen

Activity type

Other

ZABALA BRUSSELS

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 116 281,25

Address

Rue Belliard 20
1040 Etterbeck

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

EUROPEAN RENEWABLE ENERGIES FEDERATION-FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 38 210,94

Address

Avenue Marnix 28
1000 Bruxelles

Activity type

Other

INTERNATIONAL HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 41 937,50

Address

Chancery House St Nicholas Way Sutton
SM1 1JB London

Activity type

Other