HYPOS: Hydropower management from space

Hydropower, as the world’s largest source of renewable energy, still has a large amount of untapped potential to be explored in times of a changing global energy policy. Improving sediment management is critical to ensuring sustainable hydropower operations. The first version of HYPOS, a new integrated toolbox combining satellite analytics, in-situ and model data, has just been launched. Providing quick, easy, and cost-efficient access to key hydrological and water parameters, it has been designed to support decision-making in the design and development of new hydropower projects, as well as in the operation and monitoring of existing plants.