Research

The estimation of energy production losses due to residual or environmental flows was carried out around 20 years ago. That assessment was based on simplified assumptions, especially regarding the hydrology and small hydropower. The improved availability of data, as well as findings from measures already implemented, should now help to provide a more accurate estimate of generation losses. The analyses will not only update the figures from the previous, but also determine the effects of gradual increases in residual flow until the full implementation of the WFD.

VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH (VHP) is planning the construction and operation of the Golling power plant (KW Golling) as a diversion power plant on the Salzach. The Golling power plant is to be built southwest of the market town of Golling. The technical reservoir length is approx. 3,500 m. With a head of approx. 4.00 m and a discharge water volume of 160 m³/s as well as a residual water volume of max. 46 m³/s, the Golling power plant will have an design capacity of approx. 30 MW. For this purpose, a sectional model on a scale of 1:20 is constructed in order to check the capacity of the weir system and the functionality of the stilling basin and, if necessary, to optimize the design. Finally, the risk of clogging of the weir system is to be examined and, if necessary, reduced by design measures.

Scientific management of the research program "StartClim_2024" The climate research program StartClim was founded in 2002 by the climate research initiative AustroClim together with the Ministry of Environment. It is a flexible instrument that can quickly address current issues in the field of climate change due to its short duration and annual allocation of projects. Within the framework of StartClim projects, new topics related to climate or climate change can and should be researched in an interdisciplinary manner from a wide variety of perspectives and by a wide variety of disciplines. In the project "StartClim2024 - Scientific coordination" the scientific management for the quality assurance of the implementation of the StartClim program in the tender period 2024 is implemented.