Annual Meeting Research Splash
Research Splash 2026 - RenewHydro annual meeting
Research Splash 2026 - RenewHydro annual meeting
Research Splash 2026 - get ready to be soaked in news about hydropower research!
RenewHydro has an annual meeting - called Research Splash. All partners are invited and will get to hear about ongoing hydropower research, get to meet researchers and user partners and catch up on what's planned for next year in RenewHydro.
The 2026-meeting takes place in Trondheim, Norway, on November 11th 2026. Venue is Dokkhuset at Solsiden. Registration is via this map-form, with deadline October 12th.
If you haven't received your invitation, please contact Centre Coordinator Berit Garberg Hagen at berit.g.hagen@ntnu.no.
Program
| Time | Subject | Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Welcome | Liv Randi Hultgreen |
| 09:10 | Inspo from Fornybar Norge | Katrin Lervik |
| 09:25 | New PhDs and Postdocs in RenewHydro, moderator Juliet Landrø | (10 x 2 min) |
| 09:45 |
RenewHydro's research, moderator Juliet Landrø - Field work in rivers & advanced modelling - Laboratory tests in SmartGrid lab - how & what - Laboratory tests with pump turbines - why so noisy? - Questioneers and how they are made |
(3 x 15 min) Magnus Graf Emre Kantar Amul Ghimire Anna K |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:50 |
RenewHydro's user cases, moderator Jonas Bergmann-Paulsen Moderated discussion about collaboration, research items, data sharing, etc. |
NN |
| 11:15 |
SuSHydro: Project for Sustainable Hydropower at NTNU - Introduction - Implications of hydropower flexibility use on environmental impacts and power market structures - Sustainable hydropower - Hydropower impacts in rivers and lakes |
Tor Haakon Bakken Viviane Aubin Lennart Schönfelder Christianne Solvåg |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 |
New in RenewHydro; 2 excellent Americans, moderator Jonas Bergmann-Paulsen |
(2 x 7 min) Alex Stebbins Annika Walters |
| 13:15 |
Inspiration from RenewHydro, moderator Jonas - Flow-Based Market Coupling - Use of areas in renewables |
(2 x 12 min) Mette Bjørndal og Ellen Aasgård NN |
| 13:40 | Communications Award and Picture Competition | Juliet Landrø |
| 13:50 |
Inspiration from the Board |
Toril Christensen |
| 14:00 | Closing | Liv Randi, Juliet & Jonas |
Research Splash 2025 - RenewHydro annual meeting
Research Splash 2025 - RenewHydro annual meeting
Research Splash 2025 - get ready to be soaked in news about hydropower research!
RenewHydro has an annual meeting - called Research Splash. All partners are invited and will get to hear about ongoing hydropower research, get to meet researchers and user partners and catch up on what's planned for next year in RenewHydro.
The meeting takes place in Trondheim, Norway, on November 12th 2025. Venue is Scandic Nidelven Hotell. Registration is via this map-form, with deadline October 17th.
If you haven't received your invitation, please contact Centre Coordinator Berit Garberg Hagen at berit.g.hagen@ntnu.no.
Program
| Time | Subject | Responsible |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 | Lunch | |
| 12:30 | Welcome | Liv Randi Hultgreen |
| 12:40 |
RenewHydro's research, moderator Siri Mathisen - Interdisciplinary & happy - our most ambitious project RP-2.2 |
(3 x 15 min) Tonje Aronsen, NINA Kaspar Vereide & Amul Ghimire, NTNU Øyvind Paasche, NORCE |
| 13:30 | Break | |
| 13:45 |
RenewHydro's research, moderator Siri Mathisen - Sediments - technical solutions to an enduring challenge - What does energy security and adequacy mean for hydropower? |
(3 x 15 min) Jim Abregu, NTNU Stefan Rex, SINTEF Energy Mauro Carolli, SINTEF Energy |
| 14:30 | Break | |
| 14:50 |
New PhDs and Postdocs in RenewHydro, moderator Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug |
(10 x 3 min) 10 PhDs/ Postdocs |
| 15:20 |
News from the user partners, moderator Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug |
(2 x 25 min) Joakim Gundersen, Hafslund Sverre Eikeland, Å Energi |
| 16:20 |
Closing |
Liv Randi, Siri and Ole Gunnar |
All attendees are welcome to join us for dinner at 18:00. Registration via the same map-form.