Objective In the recent years due to tremendous development and integration of renewable energy resources in Europe, hydraulic turbines and pump-turbines are key technical components to contribute to renewable energy production and to compensate for the stochastic nature of the variable energy sources, preserving thus the electrical grid stability.As a result, the overarching objective of the project is the enhanced hydropower plant value by extending the flexibility of its operating range, while also improving its long-term availability. More specifically, the project aims to study the hydraulic, mechanical and electrical dynamics of several hydraulic machines configurations – fresh and seawater turbines, reversible pump-turbines – under an extended range of operations : from overload to deep part load. A two-pronged modelling approach will rely on numerical simulations as well as reduced-scale physical model tests. Upon suitable concurrence between simulations and reduced-scale physical models results, validation will take place on carefully selected physical hydropower plants properly equipped with monitoring systems.To address this ambitious research plan, a consortium has been assembled featuring three leading hydraulic turbines, storage pumps, reversible pump-turbine and electric equipment manufacturers, SME, as well as world-renowned academic institutions. Extensive tests both on both experimental rigs and real power plants will be performed in order to validate the obtained methodological and numerical results. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectrical engineeringpower engineeringelectric power distributionengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyhydroelectricity Programme(s) FP7-ENERGY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy Topic(s) ENERGY.2013.2.7.1 - Optimisation of water turbines for integration of renewables into the grid Call for proposal FP7-ENERGY-2013-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE EU contribution € 1 628 270,00 Address BATIMENT CE 3316 STATION 1 1015 Lausanne Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact François Avellan (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all GE HYDRO FRANCE France EU contribution € 410 800,00 Address 204 ROND POINT DU PONT DE SEVRES 92100 Boulogne Billancourt See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Julie Cournut (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ANDRITZ HYDRO GMBH Austria EU contribution € 220 950,00 Address EIBESBRUNNERGASSE 20 1120 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Johann Hell (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ANDRITZ HYDRO AG Switzerland EU contribution € 171 500,00 Address OBERNAUERSTRASSE 4 6010 Kriens See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zentralschweiz Luzern Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mirjam Sick (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VOITH HYDRO HOLDING GMBH & CO KG Germany EU contribution € 361 200,00 Address Alexanderstrasse 11 89522 Heidenheim An Der Brenz See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Heidenheim Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jiri Koutnik (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data POWER VISION ENGINEERING SARL Switzerland EU contribution € 217 800,00 Address RUE DES JORDILS 40 1025 St Sulpice See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christophe Nicolet (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 489 732,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Mercè Torrellas (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INESC TEC - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIADE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES, TECNOLOGIA E CIENCIA Portugal EU contribution € 341 690,00 Address RUA DR ROBERTO FRIAS CAMPUS DA FEUP 4200 465 Porto See on map Region Continente Norte Área Metropolitana do Porto Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marta Barbas (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART Germany EU contribution € 347 600,00 Address KEPLERSTRASSE 7 70174 Stuttgart See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stefan Riedelbauch (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE Switzerland EU contribution € 136 000,00 Address Route de Moutier 14 2800 Delemont See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Jura Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Cécile Münch-Alligné (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data