Perspectives on hydropower’s role to balance non-regulated renewable power production in Northern EuropeReport on the CEDREN workshop, Düsseldorf, 15-16 December 2010

Abstract

This report summarizes the discussions during the CEDREN workshop ‘Perspectives on hydropower’s role to balance non-regulated renewable power production in Northern Europe’. The workshop was hosted by Statkraft Markets GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany, 15-16 December 2010. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss opportunities and challenges in the development of new hydropower capacities in Norway, for balancing non-regulated renewable power production in Northern Europe. The workshop provided a meeting and discussion arena for important actors that are and will be involved in the future decision making process in Norway and Germany: power generation and grid companies, authorities and research communities. The discussions and reference studies presented during the workshop will be used as basis for future scenario work in CEDREN. Workshop participants: Statkraft Markets GmbH , EnBW AG, 50Hertz Transmission , Statnett SF, THEMA Consulting Group , Fraunhofer IWES , University of Flensburg , Energy Norway, NTNU, SINTEF Energy Research