Development of hydropower equipment for hidden hydropower

ExpectedOutcome:

Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes:

• Advance the European scientific basis, leadership and global role in the area of sustainable hydropower while creating evidence for policy making.
• Create additional sustainable hydropower capacity to the existing fleet, maintain and advance European technological competitiveness in the sector, thus supporting the EU goals for climate protection, energy independence and economic growth.
• Enhance sustainability of added hydropower capacities by addressing social, economic and environmental aspects and by promoting prosumer renewable energy in cities and communities.

Scope:

Development of hydropower equipment for hidden and therefore unrealised hydropower by developing novel technologies which allow for increased techno-economic feasible and sustainable hydropower production in non-hydropower hydraulic systems with low head and/or small reservoir or water body size and/or impaired water quality (e.g. saltwater), that may also involve prosumer solutions.

Specific Topic Conditions:

Activities are expected to achieve TRL 5 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.

Cross-cutting Priorities:

Ocean sustainability and blue economyDigital AgendaArtificial Intelligence