ReHydro: Demonstration of Sustainable Hydropower Refurbishment
ReHydro is a research project funded by the HORIZON EUROPE Programme of the European Commission led by SINTEF. Its aim is to demonstrate how European hydropower can be refurbished and modernized to play a leading role in the future power system, while adhering to sustainability requirements and societal needs in the context of climate change. By implementing a suite of monitoring and digital tools (performance, cavitation, machine health) at demonstration sites, ReHydro aims to improve hydropower efficiency. Innovative concepts such as retrofitting with pumped hydro and hybridization will prepare hydropower for future markets.
Within the framework of the project, several solutions such as a new, fish-friendly turbine design and monitoring tools will be tested on five main demonstration sites, while four more hydropower plants will be used to showcase specific project activities. These sites, which are owned and provided by ALPIQ, CNR, EDF, EDP, and Lyse, play a crucial role in delivering on the goals of the project. Furthermore, ReHydro’s exploitable results are expected to create 700-1150 new jobs in the manufacturing industry, leading to an increase of 275 mil Euros in the global market.
Countries involved: Greece, Belgium, Spain, France, Poland, Romania, Cyprus, United Kingdom
D-HYDROFLEX will develop a toolkit for digitally 'renovating' the existing hydroelectric power plants based on sensors, digital twins, AI algorithms, hybridization modelling (power-to-hydrogen), cloud-edge computing and image processing to tackle the challenges posed by European Green Deal and the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 for Europe. Validation will take place in 7 hydro plants operated by EDF (France), Tauron Ekoenergia (Poland), PPC (Greece), TASGA (Spain) and INTEX (Romania), covering different geographical areas of Europe.
Target countries: All European countries with a role in hydropower
Website: www.rehydro.eu
Contact: info@rehydro.eu
LinkedIn: rehydroprojecteu
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