Hydropower Scheduling User meeting 2025

Power systems and markets have undergone a significant change last year. Negative prices occurred much more often due to ongoing increase of renewable power production. Simultaneously, the introduction of flow-based market coupling in the Nordics marks a critical milestone, utilising the existing transmission infrastructure more efficiently, but also introducing new complexities for market participants. How can hydropower scheduling adapt to this changing landscape and what modelling tools are necessary to do valuable, efficient, and robust decision making for investment and operation planning?

Join us at the Hydropower Scheduling User meeting to explore how advancements in investment analysis, physical modelling, and market analysis are shaping the future of hydropower. This year’s meeting highlights the latest methods and tools for addressing today’s challenges, with a focus on digital technology breakthroughs, new concepts, and enhanced frameworks for planning and operations.

Featuring presentations from experienced users of SINTEF’s Hydro Power Scheduling models, alongside insights from SINTEF’s latest research, the meeting provides valuable perspectives on navigating both the European and Norwegian energy markets.

Whether you’re looking for practical strategies, keen to connect with peers, or eager to discuss specific challenges with our researchers, this meeting offers a unique opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas.

Programme

Programme day 1 | 6 May

08.15 Registration
1. Market Analysis Chair | Stefan Jaehnert
09.00 Welcome day 1 SINTEF Energi
09.15 Licence to operate – environmental design SINTEF Energi
09.40 Six months of flowbased market coupling – how has it impacted the market and operation? Statnett
10.05 Negative prices SINTEF Energi
10.30 Coffee Break
2. New Concepts Chair | Siri Mathisen
10.50 mFRR CM in our SHOP processes Statkraft
11.15 Modeling a 100% Renewable Electricity System SINTEF Energi
11.40 FME InterPlay and FME RenewHydro SINTEF Energi
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Next generation Market Models Å Energi og SINTEF Energi
13.20 Robust and efficient reservoir operation SINTEF Energi
13.40 Coffee Break
3. Digitalization Chair | Stefan Rex
14.00 The Future of AI in Hydropower Scheduling SINTEF Energi
14.25 GoHydro – accelerating Hydropower optimization Statkraft and SINTEF Energi
14.50 Coffee Break
15.10 High Performance Computing with Prodrisk Sigma2
15.35 Practical information SINTEF Energi
15.40 End day 1
17.00 Apéritif and mingling
18.00 Dinner

Programme day 2 | 7 May

4. Platforms and framework Chair | Hans Ivar Skjelbred
08.50 Welcome day 2 SINTEF Energi
09.00 Roadmaps SHOP/Prodrisk/LTM SINTEF Energi
09.50 Coffee Break
10.10 Trident – Future power market models SINTEF Energi
10.20 Common Framework SINTEF Energi
10.40 Battery modeling SINTEF Energi
11.00 Coffee Break
5. Physical modeling Chair | Jiehong (Kiki) Kong
11.15 Multi-market modelling in Prodrisk Hafslund Kraft
11.40 Flow-based market coupling SINTEF Energi
12.00 Lunch
13:00 LTM API and Linux Lyse and SINTEF Energi
13.40 Coffee Break
6. Investment Analysis Chair | Christian Ø. Naversen
13.55 Use of Prodrisk for Investment Analysis in Røldal-Suldal: Revenue Calculations and Describing Power System Operation. Lyse and SINTEF Energi
14.20 Model Application in the Otra River System Å Energi
14.45 Summary and reflections SINTEF Energi
14.55 End day 2

Programme subject to change.

Practical information

  • Date: 6-7 May 2025
    • The programme starts at 09:30 on Day 1 and ends at 15:00 on Day 2. (Schedule subject to change.)
  • Place: Quality Hotel Hasle Linie, Bøkkerveien 15, 0579 Oslo, Norway
  • Booking link: SINTEF 05-08.05.2025
    • Please note that the booking link is only valid until 30 days before the meeting and only as long as there are still reserved rooms available.

More information to come!

Registration

Registration for the meeting is closed.

Important deadlines

  • Deadline for registration is 30.04.2025.
  • You can cancel and change you registration until 05.03.2025, no refunds after this date.

Contact information

Administrative issues

Eline Opdalsheieline.opdalshei@sintef.no

Programme and meeting issues

Hans Christian Bolstadhans.christian.bolstad@sintef.no