HYDROPOWER EUROPE – Powering Europe in a Sustainable Way

Project Number 423

HYDROPOWER EUROPE is a multipartner initiative supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme.

The main objectives of the project are:

• To provide a forum for the entire European hydropower community: industry, research, policy makers, end users and academia, active throughout its value-chain;
• To define a Research and Innovation Agenda (R&IA) and a Strategic Industry Roadmap (SIR) that aim to help guide funding authorities and particularly the European Commission to prioritise support where it is most needed so as to adapt the sector to the constantly evolving energy system.

Consultation through a series of online and face to face meetings, including regional workshops, will be undertaken to develop the Research and Innovation Agenda and a Strategic Industry Roadmap. The action gathers a wide range of European and international partners, which will allow for the full involvement of the hydropower community in Europe and beyond:

• The coordinator is ICOLD, the International Commission on Large Dams with his regional club Europe;

The other partners are:

• EASE, the European Association for Storage of Energy
• EREF, the European Renewable Energy Federation
• EUREC, the Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres
• IHA, the International Hydropower Association
• SAMUI, which brings expertise in water / environmental research, and communication and dissemination
• VGB PowerTech, the international technical association for generation and storage of power and heat
• ZABALA, expert in energy-related platforms as well as project dissemination and communication.

View latest news releases from the official HYDROPOWER EUROPE website.