HydroConnect - Impacts of connecting Norwegian hydropower to continental Europe and the UK
Informations
- Funding country
Norway- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 1/1/2021
- End date
- 12/31/2024
- Budget
- 1,426,800 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENERGIX - Large-scale programme on energy | Grant | - | - | 1,426,773 EUR |
Abstract
The share of variable renewable electricity generation in Europe is increasing, and by 2050 the whole European electricity grid will be renewable. Norwegian hydropower has a large storage capacity in existing reservoirs that can be used for large-scale balancing and energy storage integrated with continental Europe and the UK. This project will investigate if Norwegian hydropower can play a major role in climate change mitigation. The HydroConnect project will investigate this role by analysing the impacts on CO2-emissions in Europe, electricity prices in Norway and Europe, as well as the environmental impacts in Norwegian reservoirs and rivers based on different scenarios for development of the power system and interconnectors in 2030 and 2050. The project will use modern simulation models to analyse the energy system, energy markets and operation of hydropower plants and infrastructure in a consistent way. The results will be disseminated within the hydropower industry, to authorities and the wider public. The research partners in the project are SINTEF Energy Research, NTNU, Fraunhofer Institute from Germany and The University of Trento from Italy. The project is funded by The Research Council of Norway, Agder Energi, BKK, EnergiNorge, Hydro Energi, Lyse Produksjon and Sira-Kvina kraftselskap.