Understanding the power and energy services needed to balance the grid, both now and in the future, is an important first step.
This webinar presented an update on the XFLEX HYDRO project.
Part two of the online World Hydropower Congress session ‘Smart hydropower: extending power…
Frades 2 is a new 780 MW pumped storage hydropower plant in northern Portugal
Part one of the online World Hydropower Congress session ‘Smart hydropower: extending power…
Z’Mutt is a pumping station located in Canton Valais, Switzerland
Alqueva is a pumped storage scheme in southern Portugal that was built in two phases…
Vogelgrun is a 142 MW run-of-river hydropower plant in France, situated near the border with Germany…
Sitting in the French Alps, Grand'Maison is Europe’s largest pumped storage plant at 1,800 MW…
Caniçada is a 70 MW hydropower plant with reservoir storage…
Exploring the emerging opportunities for hydropower plants to provide new short-term flexibility…
Find out more about why hydropower's support of variable renewables, such as wind and solar…
The deployment of any flexible technology depends, among other things, on assessment of its cost-benefits and socio-environmental impacts.
The next step is developing an innovative methodology to integrate and fully utilise the demonstrated hydro technologies at new and existing hydropower assets
The Vogelgrun demonstration involves adding a small-scale electro-chemical battery to work in hybrid with one of the plant’s turbines.
To evaluate the performance of different hydroelectric technologies and solutions under development…
Videos of the three presentations and the live Q&As from the webinar…
This is the first stage of the ancillary services matrix, which will guide development and technology…
Understanding the power and energy services needed to balance the grid, both now and in the future, is an important first step.
The project will demonstrate a set of innovative hydroelectric technologies at selected sites across Europe…
Using laboratory research and real-life demonstrations, the project will inform professionals and decision-makers, who will be convened at regular intervals.
Sharing knowledge during the four year project will raise awareness of XFLEX HYDRO and disseminate project outcomes to stakeholders.