Attend the event to gain insight into the advancements being made in our field and to network with experts, researchers, and industry peers. It is also an opportunity to influence the future of hydropower and to establish valuable connections that can lead to future collaborations.
The event is of value to everyone working in the hydropower sector, including researchers, engineers, policymakers, and students. We especially encourage young researchers to attend and benefit from the experience and knowledge that will be shared.
Over these two days, we will offer a range of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops aimed at enhancing our understanding and improving our methods within hydropower. Mark the dates in your calendar and make sure not to miss this event. We look forward to welcoming you to Uppsala for two inspiring and knowledge-rich days.
Programme Tuesday, March 18
10:00 – Registration and Fika
Menu: Cheese and vegetable sandwich, coffee and tea
Make sure to collect your sign with your name, cross of your attendance and sign up for the study visit at Ångström laboratory (limited to 45 visitors).
10:30 – Welcome and Introduction
Opening remarks by chair of Program Council Hans Bjerhag, Centre Director Staffan Lundström and Professor Urban Lundin from Uppsala University.
Hydropower in the Future Energy System
10:45 – Presentations
- Hydropower’s ability to sustain high production during high demand and low wind power generation, Hanna Ek Fälth, Chalmers University
- HydroCen's PotOUT Study, Leif Lia, NTNU
11:45 – Study visits at Ångström laboratory
Urban Lundin and Uppsala University invites us to visit their facilities and shares interesting facts on their ongoing research and experimental setups.
Limited to three groups of 15 persons each. Sign up during the registration at 10:00.
12:30 – Lunch Break at Café Ångström
The restaurant can be found on the same floor as Häggsalen.
Menu: Chanterelle and artichoke pie; vegetable fritters with mint yogurt; pasta salad with pesto, asparagus, cherry tomato, sheep cheese and roasted sunflower seeds; baked zucchini with herb pesto and thyme; roasted potato salad with mustard vinaigrette, broccoli and cocktail tomatoes; salad; bread and butter.
13:30 – 16.00 Alternate Session: Modelling Hydropower in Energy Systems
Invite-only session for experts from Profu, LTU, Chalmers, Energiföretagen, Sintef, NTNU, NHH, USN etc. Held in room 4003 in Ångströmlaboratoriet.
An alternative event aimed at gathering the brightest minds working with hydropower in energy systems-modelling to share experiences and insights.
Would you like to attend? Please contact moderator Urban.andersson@energiforsk.se for more information.
13:30 – Current Research Projects, Interviews with PhD Students
Interview with three doctoral students on their ongoing projects!
- Legal Challenges in Hydropower Licensing: Modern Environmental Standards and Costs, Noomi Westling Öhman, LTU
- Sliding Stability of Concrete Dams: Probabilistic Approaches and Alarm Thresholds, Johanna Dyberg, KTH
- Instabilities in Kaplan Turbines: Challenges at Low Load, Jelle Kranenbarg, LTU
14:00 – Project Presentation
- Improving Eel Downstream Passage with Machine Learning, Joschka Wiegleb, KaU
14:30 – Research Project Pitches
Quick introductions and presentations from many of the active projects in both SVC and Renew Hydro!
15:15 – Fika Break
Which project piqued your interest? Have you met the other Phd-students and post-docs within your work-package? Have you met our colleagues from Norway?
Menu: Freshly baked cinnamon buns, coffee and tea
16:00 – International Collaboration
An introduction to SVC's international strategy from our own Staffan Lundström and then we have four guests which will share facts, possibilities and interesting projects from other Hydropower organizations.
- Renew Hydro and International Initiative, Liv Randi, HydroCen & RenewHydro
- ETIPHydropower, Anton Schleiss
- PEN Hydropower, Giovanna Cavazzini
- EERA JP Hydropower, Martina Campajola
Questions from the audience at the end!
17:15 – Closing the Day
Recap of discussions and details for the next day.
19:00 – Conference Dinner
Villa Anna, Uppsala
Meny:
Starter: Salt-baked beetroot tartar with soy sauce mayonnaise, kimchi, roasted onions and fresh herbs.
Main course: House-made falafel, celeriac cream, whole baked cauliflower, bellaverde with a lemon vinaigrette
Programme Wednesday, March 19
09:00 – Welcome Back
Research presentations
09:10 - Dynamic load and response interaction for hydropower civil structures, Gudeta Benti, LTU
09:35 - Synthesis of research to enable lifetime assessment of hydropower units, Jan-Olov Aidanpää, LTU
Master Thesis Pitch Session
10:00 – How does a M.Sc. thesis in hydropower look? Vattenfall shares two examples of ongoing projects through:
- Tilde Eklund and her thesis titled “How much is too much? Hydropower Flexibility under Prolonged Extreme Price levels and Weather events” and
- Leander Hollinger and his thesis titled “Trout on the move: Open vs. Closed fishways”
10:20 – Fortum presents the opportunity to write a M.Sc. thesis with them!
10:30 – Fika Break and mingle
11:10 – What’s in the pipeline concerning hydropower and energy system studies?
- Flow Flexibility: Hydropower for a Green Transition, Anna Krook Riekkola, LTU
- More Power and Energy: Strategic Insights, Linn Emelie Schäffer, Sintef
11:50 – Networking Lunch
Opportunity for students and industry professionals to connect based on shared interests.
Menu: Västerbotten pie with fresh herbs; Dijon roasted potato salad with seasonal ingredients; honey marinated beets with creamy white cheese and roasted pumpkin seeds; bean fritters with chili cream; Zucchini salad with avocado, red onion and balsamic dressing; salad, bread and butter
13:00 – Hydropower Regulation and Design
- On the design of steel structures and Eurocode, Anders Marklund, Vattenfall
- Design Under Uncertainty: Practical Insights from Eurocode 7, Fredrik Johansson, KTH
- EK 2G, Concrete dams, Mikael Hallgren, Tyréns
14:15 – Conference Closing and Awards
Quiz and prize for the winner! Have you paid attention?
14:30 – Official Conference End