The kick-off event “The way forward for hydropower research” gathered policymakers, academia and industry representatives to officially launch the activities of the EERA Joint Programme on Hydropower.

It took place on Monday, 9 September 2019, in Brussels. Please find below the presentations attached to this event.

• Nordic hydropower contributing to European targes – by Tone Knudsen, Starkraft
• Nordic hydropower – the European Battery – by Johan Bladh – Swedenergy
• Key Regional Challenges – by Sandrine Charousset, EDF
• Hydro Storage as Enabler for Energy Transition – by Dr. Peter Bauhofer, TIWAG
• Hydropower and the green European power system – by Håkon Borgen, RDIC
• Hydropower and the global energy transition – by Enrique Gutierrez, IEA
• Key Challenges for Hydropower in Spain – by Juan I. Perez, UPM