The Value of Battery Hybridization for Small Hydropower Plants: A Sensitivity Analysis on Plant Design
This paper presents a techno-economic assessment of battery hybridization for small run-of-river hydropower
Advancing hydropower innovation: presenting our hydraulic test results to the BILASURF consortium
All members of the Bilasurf project met at SuperGrid Institute’s Hydropower headquarters in Grenoble, the 15th and 16th of December 2025.
Rencontre avec Sylvain Grillet, Directeur du département Stockage d’énergie et équilibrage réseaux
Sylvain dirige notre département de stockage d’énergie et équilibrage réseaux et explore l’énergie hydraulique et de la flexibilité.
Pumped-storage hybridization in the context of insular power systems
The present paper investigates a hybrid frequency support strategy, using supercapacitors integrated into a pumped-storage project for an island grid.
Unlocking the flexibility potential of the Čierny Váh hydropower plant through innovative modernisation, integrating battery hybridisation
The article first describes the SE Integrator project and the technical benefits of different sizes of Li-ion battery.
Enhancing productivity at Génissiat under higher environmental flow constraints: technical solutions and economic impact of flexibility
We investigate with CNR several options to maximise productivity while improving environmental performance through the use of highly flexible Francis turbines.
SuperGrid Institute signs the Paris Pledge, for the hydropower sector
The Paris Pledge backs pumped storage & calls on EU & national policymakers to enable long-duration storage for Europe’s clean energy goals.
Arm equivalent circuit based and average arm model of a DC MMC branch including distributed energy storage submodules to integrate energy storage in HVDC system
This paper focuses on modular multilevel converter (MMC) with distributed energy storage modules directly connected to MMC modules (ES-SMs).
GridForLoads: a new EU project for power grid flexibility gets underway
Grid forming load concept to enable loads to support the grid in the same way as synchronous machines would and provide new flexibility assets to grid operators.
Focus on hydropower: November highlights
We delivered an insightful webinar on hydropower hybridisation with IHA and took an active part in Hydro 2024.
