Development of hydropower technologies and water management schemes allowing for win-win situation of flexible hydropower and biodiversity improvement

Expected Outcome: For a renewables-based electricity system sufficiently flexible and also in the long-run highly sustainable hydropower capacity is pivotal.
Project results are expected to contribute to some of the following expected outcomes, from which current and future hydropower operators and the hydropower technology provider industry will benefit: • Enhancing the capacities of the hydropower fleet to contribute with renewables base load and management of water flows to a flexible energy system; • Increase technology leadership, competitiveness, and technology export potential of European hydropower industry; • Enhanced sustainability of hydropower with positive effects on river ecosystems and biodiversity. • Responsiveness to a deeper understanding of the needs and concerns of diverse social groups involved in or potentially affected by the R&I development, thereby increasing the potential for beneficial societal uptake and building trust in results and outcomes.