Anita Milanovic, a civil engineer and teaching assistant from Bosnia & Herzegovina, is conducting a one-month research project on the environmental impacts of hydropower in different EU regions at the University of Reykjavik using the COST Action STSM grant . Her focus is on recognising and classifying these impacts while proposing mitigation measures.
Anita Milanovic, an STSM grantee at the University of Ric, is researching the environmental effects of hydropower in various EU regions.
Staying for a month allows her dedicated time for in-depth research, challenging in her dual role as a student and teaching assistant at her home institution.
Building valuable connections during her stay is seen as a significant scientific benefit for her career development.
PEN@Hydropower brought together professionals and researchers from diverse backgrounds, including #hydropower, #economics, and #hydraulics, to explore the challenges and advancements in water energy systems hosted by TU Wien in Vienna.
Diverse perspectives and participants, sharing their background in hydropower and economics, showcasing the workshop's diversity in expertise.
Cutting-Edge Facilities: Dr. Cristina Sindelar highlighted the BOKU River Lab, a state-of-the-art facility enabling research at a one-to-one scale for understanding sediment transport in rivers.
Inspiring Research: The workshop served as an inspiration for young researchers, providing insights into new technologies, portable water networks, and monitoring systems in the field of hydropower.
As part of the activities of the COST Action, capacity building training schools, along with targeted grants within PEN@Hydropower provide the opportunity for sustainability professionals to increase their exposure and knowledge on topics related to hydropower.
The first Training School was held in Timisoara, Romania in May 2023 which saw the participation of over 20 students from 15 different countries with different backgrounds including engineers, lawyers, business and policy makers.
The 5-day training covered numerous topics in the field of hydropower and crossed multiple disciplines and aimed to apply the knowledge gained during the week to a real-world hydropower plant in Timisoara.
Our promo video on PEN@Hydropower provides great insight into the network of hydropower experts contributing sustainable hydropower in Europe
More than 6 months have passed since our launch in September 2022 with the aim of bringing together researchers, engineers, scholars, and other stakeholders from industry, policy and civil society.
PEN@Hydropower, headed by Chair Dr. Eduard Doujak and Vice-Chair Dr. Giovanna Cavazzini facilitates close collaboration among European research groups through projects supporting sustainable Hydropower.
We provide the platform to discuss sustainable hydropower through our 5 Working Groups headed by Dr. Elena Vagnoni, Dr. Dogan Gezer, Dr. Egidijus Kasiulis, Dr. Elena Pummer and Dr. Marina Cerpinska. Our training schools, coordinated by Dr. Sebastian Muntean provides opportunity to build capacity for young researchers in the field of hydropower.
We are glad to have a strong network of over 200 participants representing over 33 countries to contribute to a stronger future for hydropower in Europe.
Our Roundtable webinar session, live streamed from Reykjavik University on the 14th of September discussed the role of #hydropower in providing flexibility in current and future power systems. This session explored the potential exploitation of hydropower and the importance of #pumped-storage in the European hydropower landscape.
Moderator: Elena Vagnoni (EPFL, Switzerland)
Panellists:
Alberto Santolin (45 Engineering, Italy)
Ioannis Anagnostopoulos (National Technical University of Athens, Greece),
Juan Ignatio Pérez Diaz (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
Presentations can be found on the following link