Hydropower as a catalyst for the energy transition within the European Green Deal Part I: urgency of the Green Deal and the role of Hydropower

The European Union has the ambition to be the first carbonneutral continent by 2050. To fulfil this objective and integrate into the grid the large amount of power from solar and wind, Europe can rely upon the high storage and flexible capacity of hydropower. Thus, new reservoirs and innovative use...

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Main Authors: Fry Jean-Jacques, Schleiss Anton J., Morris Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2022-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2022/13/e3sconf_cigb2022_04015.pdf