FEEDBACK NEEDED: ETIP Hydropower Terms of Reference Survey
The actual energy crisis in Europe reveals the importance of predictable and every time dispatchable hydropower to ensure supply safety and to avoid blackouts in future winters. For the promotion of future deployment of sustainable hydropower in Europe the existing voices have to be unified. ETIP HYDROPOWER is now preparing this process and your […]
REPORT: Managing Seasonal and Interanual Variability of Renewables (IEA)
As countries strive to enhance energy security, meet emission reduction goals, and capitalize on cost-effective electricity sources, renewable energy is experiencing rapid growth in global electricity systems. The successful utilization of flexibility resources, such as robust grids, interconnections, demand-side measures, affordable storage, and dispatchable power supply, has enabled many countries to effectively and securely integrate […]
PRESS RELEASE – Hydropower: The Key to Europe’s Energy Transition?
ETIP HYDROPOWER organised the first edition of the “Brussels Hydropower Day” last 25th April 2023 giving a common voice to the sector ETIP HYDROPOWER successfully organised the first edition the annual event “Brussels Hydropower Day” on 25th April 2023 under the title: “The added value of the hydropower sector as a catalyst and […]
Anton Schleiss at the IAHR webinar series
This webinar led by the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) belongs to a series featuring young professionals thus recognising the effort of young professionals in the sector while promoting the collaboration and dissemination of their work. This particular one focused on Research, Policy and Sustainable Opportunities and navigated the complexities of the […]
HYDROPOWER DAY: The added value of the hydropower sector as a catalyst and enabler in the clean and safe energy transition under the energy crisis
The BRUSSELS HYDROPOWER DAY 2023 will take place next 25 April 2023. It aims to provide a platform for decision makers in the European Commission and Parliament, who are working on relevant policy files concerning hydropower. The purpose is to discuss opportunities and barriers affecting hydropower deployment in the framework of the energy transition within […]
Installed hydropower capacity is expected to more than double worldwide by 2050, according to a new IRENA report
“Hydropower has been an effective source of clean energy generation for more than a century,” said IRENA Director General Francesco La Camera, adding, however, that “with the rapidly changing energy landscape, it is important to reassess its future role and take advantage of recent technological advances that can maximize its potential, while ensuring its sustainability […]
Multipurpose projects for the sustainable future of hydropower
Hydropower is a renewable energy source that, due to its flexibility, it is a privileged position to be a key enabler of the energy transition in Europe. What is more, the current energy crisis added to the climate emergency, evidences the need to decarbonise, and that, can only be done through the massive deployment of […]
REPORT: Hydropower and Pumped Hydropower Storage in the European Union
Hydropower is one of the oldest energy technologies that dates thousands of years ago and that lasts until today. It is the largest renewable technology with 1,360 GW of installed capacity around the world. In addition, as a flexible energy source allows the integration of other sources such as wind and solar power, ensuring grid […]
The value of flexibility in hydropower: factsheets by IEA
Globally, hydropower accounts for 60% of all renewable electricity generation in 2020, making it the main source of renewable energy in the electricity industry. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) expect that hydropower generation and installed capacity double by 2050. Hydropower has the flexibillity to increase the production of electricity […]
Re-watch the webinar: Unifying the voices of hydropower in Europe
Last 25 January 2023, ETIP HYDROPOWER organiser an explainatory webinar attended by more than 110 participants (reaching 130) where ETIP HYDROPOWER was explained in detail. To finalise, a roundtable discussion was held where the following question was addressed: “What form of sustainable organisation representing the hydropower sector is required to ensure the vital role of […]