Demonstration of hydropower technologies for efficient and forward-looking refurbishment of existing hydropower plants
For a renewables-based electricity system sufficient flexible and also in the long-run fully sustainable hydropower capacity is pivotal. Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Enhancing the capacities of the hydropower fleet to contribute with variable renewables base load to a secure and stable electricity system, including by modernising grid integration and…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €8.5MEU contribution per project
- €4.3Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 392projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Cartif Boecillo | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | iAMP-Hydro, HydroPulse, D-HYDROFLEX |
| Zabala Innovation Consulting Sa Mutilva Alta Navarra | Spain | Company | 7 | 0 | SHERPA, STOR-HY, XFLEX HYDRO |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 4 | 2 | TIES, STOR-HY, XFLEX HYDRO |
| Cuerva Energia Slu Churriana De La Vega | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | iAMP-Hydro, HydroPulse |
| Iberdrola Generacion Sa Bilbao | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | SHERPA, HYDROPOWER-EUROPE |
| Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste Porrino | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | SHERPA, Di-Hydro |
| Fundacio Institut De Recerca En Energia De Catalunya Sant Adria De Besos | Spain | Research organisation | 1 | 0 | HydroPulse |
| Fundacion Centro Andaluz De Investigaciones Del Agua Torremolinos (Malaga) | Spain | Other | 1 | 0 | HydroPulse |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 15partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 18%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- iAMP-Hydro – intelligent Asset Management Platform for Hydropower operation and maintenance (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-08)
- ReHydro – Demonstration of sustainable hydropower refurbishment (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-02-09)
- HydroPulse – Hydropower for Participatory Upscaling of Local Solutions and Ecosystem-based strategies (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-04)
- RevHydro – Revolutionary refurbishment for an efficient and eco-friendly hydropower (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-07)
- HYPOSO – Hydropower solutions for developing and emerging countries (H2020 · 2019 · LC-SC3-RES-28-2018-2019-2020)
- SE-HYDRO – Socially and Environmentally harmonized HYDRopower Operations (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-02-D3-04)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.