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 | Presentations | |
| 09.00 | Welcome day 1 | SINTEF Energi | 1-1 Practical info |
| 09.15 | Licence to operate – environmental design | SINTEF Energi | 1-2 License to operate_Environmental design – SINTEF |
| 09.40 | Six months of flowbased market coupling – how has it impacted the market and operation? | Statnett | 1-3 Six months of flowbased market coupling – Statnett |
| 10.05 | Negative prices | SINTEF Energi | 1-4 Negative prices – SINTEF |
| 10.30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 2. New Concepts | Chair | Siri Mathisen | ||
| 10.50 | mFRR CM in our SHOP processes | Statkraft | 2-1 mFRR CM – Statkraft |
| 11.15 | Modeling a 100% Renewable Electricity System | SINTEF Energi | 2-2 RES100 – SINTEF |
| 11.40 | FME InterPlay and FME RenewHydro | SINTEF Energi | 2-3-1 FME InterPlay – SINTEF2-3-2 RenewHydro – SINTEF |
| 12.00 | Lunch | ||
| 13.00 | Next generation Market Models | Å Energi og SINTEF Energi | 2-4-1 ngLTM – SINTEF2-4-2 ngLTM – Å Energi |
| 13.20 | Robust and efficient reservoir operation | SINTEF Energi | 2-5 Robust and efficient reservoir operation – SINTEF |
| 13.40 | Coffee Break | ||
| 3. Digitalization | Chair | Stefan Rex | ||
| 14.00 | The Future of AI in Hydropower Scheduling | SINTEF Energi | 3-1 The future of AI in hydropower scheduling – SINTEF |
| 14.25 | GoHydro – accelerating Hydropower optimization | Statkraft and SINTEF Energi | 3-2 GoHydro – Statkraft and SINTEF |
| 14.50 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15.10 | High Performance Computing with Prodrisk | Sigma2 | 3-3 High Performance Computing with Prodrisk – Sigma2 and SINTEF |
| 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 | 4-1 Welcome Day 2 – SINTEF |
| 09.00 | Roadmaps SHOP/Prodrisk/LTM | SINTEF Energi | 4-2-1 SHOP Roadmap – SINTEF4-2-2 Roadmaps_Prodrisk – SINTEF4-2-3 LTM_Roadmap – SINTEF |
| 09.50 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10.10 | Trident – Future power market models | SINTEF Energi | 4-3 Info about Trident – SINTEF |
| 10.20 | Common Framework | SINTEF Energi | 4-4 Common Framework – SINTEF |
| 10.40 | Battery modeling | SINTEF Energi | 4-5 Battery_modelling – SINTEF |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 5. Physical modeling | Chair | Jiehong (Kiki) Kong | ||
| 11.15 | Multi-market modelling in Prodrisk | Hafslund Kraft | 5-1 Multi-market modelling in Prodrisk – Hafslund Kraft |
| 11.40 | Flow-based market coupling | SINTEF Energi | 5-2 FBMC_in_EMPS – SINTEF |
| 12.00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 | LTM API and Linux | Lyse and SINTEF Energi | 5-3 LTM API_and_LTM_for_Linux – Lyse and SINTEF |
| 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 | 6-1 Røldal-Suldal – Lyse and SINTEF |
| 14.20 | Model Application in the Otra River System | Å Energi | 6-2 Model Application in the Otra River System – Å Energi |
| 14.45 | Summary and reflections | SINTEF Energi | 6-3 Reflections – HIS |
| 14.55 | End day 2 | ||
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 Opdalshei – eline.opdalshei@sintef.no
Programme and meeting issues