• “Gold Standard” for mitigating environmental impacts: Summary of literature review 

  Andersen, Oddgeir; Heidenreich, Sara; Köhler, Berit; Lamvik, Gunnar; Singsaas, Frode Thomassen; Zouhar, Yosra (HydroCen Rapport;33, Research report, 2023)

  This literature review identified 2513 articles, and after a screening process we were left with 64 European articles. We found that qualitative methods like literature/document analysis and interviews was used more often ...

• CFD model simulations for the purpose of optimizing secondary intakes: Application of 3D CFD for intakes, optimization of an existing intake structure 

  Bor, Asli; Szabo-Meszaros, Marcell; Vereide, Kaspar; Lia, Leif (HydroCen Rapport;38, Research report, 2023)

  Secondary intakes, also known as brook intakes, are crucial for hydropower schemes in alpine regions with steep hills and a high number of tributaries. Brook intakes are normally a minor part of the total inflow and combined ...

• Design av ledeskovler 

  Storli, Pål-Tore (HydroCen Rapport;36, Research report, 2023)

  Prosjektet hadde som utgangspunkt en idé som førsteamanuensis Pål‐Tore Storli hadde til en mulig designløsning for å unngå virvelavløsning med ødeleggende effekt både på virkningsgrad og de mekaniske konstruksjoner. Løsningen ...

• Ramping Constraints in Hydropower Scheduling: With application in the SDDP-based ProdRisk model 

  Helseth, Arild; Rex, Stefan (HydroCen Rapport;39, Research report, 2023)

  Ramping constraints on water flows in hydropower systems may, e.g., ensure the preservation of ecological conditions, safely operate river systems, and prevent unfavorable ice formation. In this work we study how ramping ...

• TwinLab – Digital twin laboratory for hydropower 

  Vilberg, Ingrid; Skjelbred, Hans Ivar; Fjelldal, Bjørnar; Toftaker, Håkon; Carolli, Mauro; Bustos, Ana Adeva; Jakobsen, Sigurd Hofsmo (HydroCen brief;18, Report, 2022)

• Potensial for opprusting og utvidelse av vannkraft med miljødesign - PotOUt 

  Vilberg, Ingrid; Lia, Leif; Aronsen, Tonje; Gosselin, Marie-Pierre; Harby, Atle; Belsnes, Michael (HydroCen Rapport;35, Research report, 2023)

  PotOUt har vært et tverrfaglig forskningsprosjekt i HydroCen med målsetning om å se på muligheter for opprusting og utvidelse av norsk vannkraft med miljødesign. Prosjektet ble startet gjennom HydroCen OpenCalls i 2021. ...

• Vannkraft og klima – et tverrfaglig prosjekt 

  Bakken, Tor Haakon (HydroCen brief;Nr. 16, Report, 2023)

• Forprosjekt - HighFlex 

  Eberg, Espen (HydroCen brief;Nr. 14, Report, 2023)

• Pre‐project: Fundamental modelling of a 100 % renewable electricity system 

  Helseth, Arild; Mo, Birger (HydroCen brief;Nr. 15, Report, 2022)

  The memo summarizes the literature review that was carried out as part of the development of the KSP application "RES – Modelling a 100% Renewable Electricity System".

• AssetLife forprosjekt 

  Solvang, Eivind (HydroCen brief;Nr. 17, Report, 2023)

• Assessment on the swelling and disintegration potential of weak and weathered rocks in water tunnels of hydropower projects – a contribution based on use of laboratory testing methods 

  Selen, Lena (HydroCen brief;Nr. 13, Report, 2022)

• TwinLab - Virtual infrastructure 

  Fjelldal, Bjørnar (Video, 2023)

• NOR-HYPE: A distributed hydrological model for environmental applications in Norway 

  Schönfelder, Lennart; Baclet, Sacha; Sienel, Jessica; Saldaña-Espinoza, Carolina; Adeva-Bustos, Ana (HydroCen Rapport;31, Research report, 2023)

  This report summarizes the hydrological modelling for environmental applications for the mainland of Norway in the HydroCen work package 3.5. Also incorporated in the report are the findings and results of two master theses: ...

• Penalties in ProdRisk - Increased information to the user 

  Mo, Birger (HydroCen brief;Nr. 12, Report, 2021)

  This project has implemented functionality in ProdRisk that gives improved information to the users of ProdRisk about how user specified penalties for violation of different types of physical and environmental constraints ...

• Rock Stress Estimation for Unlined Pressure Tunnel Design 

  Ødegaard, Henki (HydroCen brief;Nr. 8, Report, 2022)

  In underground hydropower projects rock tunnels are used extensively to convey water for the purpose of generating power. As these tunnels represent a major cost element in typical hydropower developments, efforts are made ...

• Hydraulic and structural evaluation of rockfill dam behavior when exposed to throughflow and overtopping scenarios 

  Ravindra, Ganesh Hiriyanna Rao (HydroCen brief;Nr. 2, Report, 2020)

• Decision analytics in hydropower: Investment and operational planning under uncertainty 

  Kleiven, Andreas (HydroCen brief;Nr. 4, Report, 2022)

  From the perspective of owners of hydropower assets, the rapidly transforming power sector gives rise to complex large-scale stochastic optimization problems that need to be formalized and solved. Various aspects are ...

• Strengthened Benders cuts for treatment of state‐dependent discharge in ProdRisk 

  Helseth, Arild; Mathisen, Siri (HydroCen brief;Nr. 10, Report, 2021)

• Hvordan er miljøtiltak realisert i Europas vannkraft? - En case studie for Østerrike, Sveits og Sverige Policy Brief 

  Köhler, B.; Ruud, A. (HydroCen brief;Nr. 1, Report, 2019)

• Environmental measures impact on hydro power system (FlexMet) 

  Helseth, Arild (HydroCen brief;Nr. 11, Report, 2022)

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