A new research project at the Hof University of Applied Sciences’ In­stitute for Water and Energy Management in Bavaria is to promote the potential and utilisation of hydropower in existing water facilities. Funded with a € 417,000 grant from the European Social Fund, project “NEEWa – Network for the Generation of Energy with Hydropower in Existing Water Plants” is intended to promote the knowledge transfer from the Green-Tech university at Hof to firms in the surrounding region. “Wherever you can see water flowing, you can see the power of water in action. Not utilising it means wasting its potential,” comments Dr. Harvey Harbach of the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at the Hof University of Applied Sciences, who initiated this research project.

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