HydroCen - Hydropower Summit 2020 - NTNU
Hydropower Summit 2020, Trondheim, Norway: February 4 - 6, 2020
Norway and USA sign deal to cooperate on hydropower research
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Conner Prochaska, Chief Commercialization Officer, U.S. Department of Energy & Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, State Secretary of Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy signing MoU.
Minutes from Breakout Sessions of Hydropower Summit 2020
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Hydropower Summit 2020, February 4 -6, 2020 at Hotel Britannia, Trondheim, Norway.
PLENARY SESSION, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Key note Speaker Alejandro Moreno, US DoE presenting about US Hydropower program
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Samuel Bockenhauer, US DoE_ HydroWIRES Initiative Overview: A New Role for Hydropower
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Kaspar Vereide, Sira-Kvina, Norway_ AlternaFuture: Extreme upgrading of existing hydropower systems
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Atle Harby, SINTEF_ The FIThydro Project Fishfriendly Innovative Technolgies for hydropower
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Alex Beckitt & Mathew Creese, Hydro Tasmania_ Becoming the ‘Battery of the Nation’ in Australia
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Mats Billstein, Vattenfall_ The Nordic Perspective
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1: Hydropower Optimization
AGENDA_ BREAKOUT SESSION 1 : Hydropower Optimization
Michael Belsnes, SINTEF_Introduction
Birger Mo, SINTEF_Overview: Market, planning hierarchy and models Norway/Nordics
Samuel Bockenhauer, US DoE_ HydroWIRES Initiative Overview: A New Role for Hydropower
Abhishek Somani, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US_Overview of the Hydropower Value Study
Audun Botterud, Argonne National Laboratory, US DoE_ Overview of U.S. Electricity Markets
Samuel Bockenhauer, US DoE_ Valuation Guidance and Techno- Economics Studies for PSH
Hans Ivar Skjelbred, SINTEF_ The role of AI in Hydropower Optimization
Greg Brinkman, US DoE_ Motivation for improved modeling: Large- scale studies and stakeholder input
Stefan Jaehnert, SINTEF_ Modelling challenges for hydropower in renewable power systems
Greg Brinkman, US DoE_ Hydropower modeling improvements: Historical and ongoing work
BREAKOUT SESSION 2: Technological Challenges
AGENDA _ BREAKOUT SESSION 2 : Technological Challenges
Leif Lia, NTNU _ R&D overview from Norway : Hydropower structures
Bjørn Nilsen, NTNU _ Tunnel systems
Fjola G. Sigtryggsdottir, NTNU _ Dams and dam safety
Nils Rüther, NTNU _ Sediment handling
Arne Nysveen, NTNU _ R&D-overview from Norway : Turbines and generators
Leif Lia, NTNU _ Pump-storage : Nordic and European perspective
Mark H. Christian, US DoE _ Pump-storage – US perspective
Arne Nysveen, NTNU _ Variable speed operation/design
Pål-Tore Storli, NTNU _ Pump-turbines in existing powerplants
Bjørn W. Solemslie, NTNU _ High head Francis turbines
Hans Ivar Skjelbred, SINTEF _ Digitalization and digital twins
Mark H. Christian, US DoE _ Hydropower Fleet Intelligence and Digital Twins
BREAKOUT SESSION 3: Environmental Conditions
AGENDA_ BREAKOUT SESSION 3 : Environmental Conditions
Line Sundt-Hansen, NINA _ Environmental design of hydropower. New developments and examples
Sebastian Stranzl, NORCE _ Mitigating impacts on fish from super-saturation caused by hydropower
Dana McCoskey, US DoE _ Fish Passage Technology R&D and Standard Modular Hydropower
Torsten Heyer, University of Dresden _ The Vortex Power Plant
Bendik Hansen, SINTEF _ Demonstration of FIThydro wiki
Tone Knudsen, Statkraft _ Overview and examples of mitigation measures implemented by Statkraft
Johanna Normark, Skellefteå kraft _ Potentials in a large-scale hydro power river
David Aldvén, Vattenfall _ Overview and examples of mitigation measures implemented by Vattenfall
Johan Kling, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water management _ Mitigation measures in Sweden
Ana Adeva Bustos, SINTEF _ Cost-effective mitigation measures