The Clean Energy Transition of the European Union requires an integrated, long-term vision that balances climate ambition, energy security, market dynamics, and environmental protection. Hydropower, Europe’s largest renewable electricity source, plays a critical and evolving role in this transition, particularly in enabling system flexibility, storage, and resilience toward 2050.
This conference aims to shape a political and strategic vision for hydropower’s role in the EU’s Clean Energy Transition, fostering dialogue between energy, environmental, and market actors. It provides a platform for interdisciplinary exchange between researchers, policymakers, industry representatives, and civil society.
Viennahydro 2026 plays a crucial role in bringing the outcomes of this dialogue to the scientific community and beyond, ensuring that research-based evidence, policy insights, and best practices are disseminated widely and contribute to informed decision-making at European and international levels.

The call for papers has just launched. Please also feel free to share our flyer (PDF) with your colleagues, research fellows and anyone interested in hydropower. The conference on Hydropower Plants is a great opportunity to learn and share information, to make your know-how and experience known by the industry and to meet decision makers.
As an academic organiser we again offering two submission tracks. Track 1 for regular submissions is open to all, Track 2 is open for PhD students.

The latest information and author deadlines can be found below.

At this year’s conference, we are pleased to offer two separate submission tracks designed to address different stages of research and innovation.