Our PhD- and Postdoctoral fellows are an integrated part of the research in RenewHydro. Throughout the centre period more than 30 PhDs and Postdocs will contribute to our research programs.
Framework program
The aim of the program is to provide a set of frameworks for technical, economic, climate, and environmental conditions under which hydropower is likely to develop and operate.
One Postdoc and three PhD’s will be part of the program.
This research program will develop innovative, economically and environmentally sustainable technology for enhanced hydropower flexibility. There will be 13 PhD and Postdocs working in this project:
This research program explores the potential and designs for sustainable large-scale expansion of Norwegian hydropower to provide vital flexibility services and security of supply.
There will be 13 PhD and Postdocs working in this project:
This research program develops innovative solutions and services to adapt, mitigate and enhance hydropower and reservoir capabilities under climate change. Five PhD’s and Postdocs will participate in this program:
The FP3 project aims to investigate the future dynamics of electricity prices in the European and Norwegian markets, focusing on the role of hydropower in providing flexibility and maintaining security of supply.
By analyzing price levels and volatility across submarkets (day-ahead, intraday, and balancing markets) and examining the effects of market design and subsidy schemes, the framework programme seeks to understand how hydropower can adapt to increasing renewables and interconnected markets. This research will provide a foundation for optimizing hydropower operations and revenue streams while supporting market stability.
My research aims to quantify preferences for alternative hydropowersolutions that align with the EU’s energy,nature and climate policies, usingstatistical analysis of discrete choiceexperiments.
This knowledge can enhance the societal legitimacy of EU policy implementation by promoting a more balanced consideration of economic,environmental, and social impacts.
Supervisor: Kristin Linnerud NMBU
Co-supervisors: Anders Dugstad NTNU and BeritKöhler NINA
Amul Ghimire - Submergence of Reversible Pump Turbines
PhD, NTNU, Energy and Process Engineering, amul.ghimire@ntnu.no
The main objective of this research is to reduce the submergence requirements of Reversible Pump Turbine. The project aims to evaluate the benefits
of submergence against its cost. Methods for reducing the cost due to submergence required shall be investigated.
A solution for lowering the submergence of a RPT shall be proposed.
Supervisors: Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and Kasper
Vatland Vereide NTNU
The main objective of this research is to enhance the accuracy of fatigue lifeestimation for hydro turbine runners.
The project aims to deliver a near real-timealgorithm capable of evaluating the remaining fatigue life of a turbine runner based on actual operating conditions.
Supervisors Chirag Trivedi and Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug
Postdoc, NTNU, Energy and Process Engineering,Waterpower Laboratory, jim.abregu@ntnu.no
This project’s objective to develop guidelines to support investment decisions,providing a holistic evaluation that considers hydraulic structures,environmental conditions, sediment-resistant turbine designs, maintenance requirements, and operational limits.
The main objective of this research is toadvance pumped storage developmentin Norway by retrofitting existing powerplants.
The project aims to create a machinelearning based algorithm that optimizesthe design of Reversible pump turbinesand booster pumps specifically forretrofit applications.
Supervisors: Chirag Trivedi and Ole GunnarDahlhaug NTNU
Davide Crupi - Impacts of Hydropower-Induced Water Level Fluctuations (WLF) in Lakes
PhD, NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet and NINA
The main objective of this research is to quantify the effects of WLF across various levels of biological organization.
The aim is to build a comprehensive meta-analysis on the effects of hydropower on lake communities and to use empirical data to understand howthe size spectrum slope is influenced byWLF driven by power production.
Supervisors Jan Grimsrud Davidsen NTNU, Charlotte Evangelista and Kim Magnus Bærum NINA
The main objective of this research is to investigate how pumps and pump-turbines intended for flood control can contribute to
system services on the grid.
The aim of the project is to develop and test components for a digital twin model integrating hydrology, hydraulics, and
domestic water use.
Supervisors Ole Gunnar Dahlhaug and Kaspar V. Vereide, NTNU
Anna Kalesnikava - The role of hydropower in climate adaption
PhD, NMBU, MINA
The main objective of this research is to evaluate how people value trade-offs between ecological protection, energy production, and flood risk reduction in hydropower development.
By using choice experiments, the study aims to explore public preferences for hydropower scenarios that balance environmental impacts and climate adaptation benefits.
Supervisor Kristin Linnerud, NMBU
RenewHydro Research Programs
PhD & Postdoc i Rammebetingelser og fremtidsbilder
PhD & Postdoc i Rammebetingelser og fremtidsbilder
