Hydropower R&D Days 2027 – time to sign up!
Welcome to Hydropower R&D Days 2027! We are now moving forward into the new phase (2027–2031) of our work towards sustainable, safe and efficient hydropower. Over these two days at Chalmers in Gothenburg, we will discuss the future focus of SVC and listen to project presentations from the three work packages: environment and society, hydraulic structures, and turbines and generators.
Some items on the agenda:
Environment and Society
Noomi Westling Öhman is a PhD student in law and will speak on Legal issues in connection with the revision of hydropower plant licences – assessment of modern environmental requirements and unreasonable costs.
Hydraulic Engineering
Maryam Zamzami is a PhD student in the Department of Water and Environmental Engineering at KTH. She will present her project: Degradation of Cement Grout in Partially Filled Rock Fractures in Dam Foundations: Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations
Hydropower Technology
Danilo Laban, industrial PhD student at Fortum and Uppsala University, will present findings from his soon finalised PhD project, and focus on one aspect: Energy storage improving hydropower island operation capabilities. Michel Cervantes, Professor of Fluid Mechanics at LTU, will present recent advances in the pressure-time method for measuring flow in low-head hydropower turbines in his talk, Development of the pressure-time method for low-head machines. He will also share insights from his experience of international collaboration.
Study visit
The conference include a study visit to Partille Energis historic hydropower plant in Jonsereds old industrial area. The study visit will go through the history of the hydropower plant and showcase the environmental adaptations made for fish and eel migration, including newly installed fish passages equipped with AI-powered cameras for easier identification and the ”biodiverisity-promenade” constructed in the area.
Welcome to two action-packed days on hydropower!