Research themes and strategic actions to promote hydropower as a catalyst for the energy transition in Europe

Within the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 project, the Hydropower Europe Forum has prepared a Research and Innovation Agenda and a Strategic Industry Roadmap for the hydropower sector. These two outcomes are presented in this paper, including the main results of the prioritization assessment process. The paper also shows which research themes, topics and strategic actions hydropower can promote as a catalyst for the energy transition in Europe.