Di-Hydro Podcast Series
By: Di-Hydro - Digital Hydropower
Language: en
Categories: Science, Earth, Technology
Di-Hydro is an EU-funded project exploring how digital technologies can modernise hydropower, one of the world’s oldest and most reliable sources of renewable energy. Through this podcast series, we unpack how tools like sensors, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, and data-driven decision-making are helping hydropower plants become smarter, more efficient, and more resilient in the face of climate change and evolving energy demands. The Di-Hydro project brings together researchers, engineers, and hydropower operators from across Europe to develop practical digital solutions for plant operation, maintenance, environmental monitoring, and water management. These innovations are being tested in real hydropower plants in Gree...
Episodes
Di-Hydro Podcast Series-Ep.1 "Digital Era in Hydropower - the Di-Hydro project"
Jan 08, 2026Episode 1 – Digital Era in Hydropower – the Di-Hydro Project
After exploring the long history of hydropower in Episode 0, we now turn to the present (and the digital future) of this renewable energy source.
In Episode 1 of the Di-Hydro Podcast, we introduce the Di-Hydro project and its mission to modernise hydropower plants through digitalisation. Joined by Dr. Alkiviadis Tromaras (CERTH), Project Coordinator of Di-Hydro, we discuss how tools such as sensors, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Twins can support hydropower plants become smarter, more efficient, and more resilient to cl...
Di-Hydro Podcast Series-Ep.0 "Discovering Hot Water - Hydropower in History"
Jan 08, 2026Episode 0 – Discovering Hot Water: Hydropower in History
Before massive dams and high-tech turbines, hydropower was already shaping human history.
In this opening Episode 0 of the Di-Hydro Podcast Series, we travel back in time to explore how moving water became one of humanity’s first sources of energy, from ancient water wheels in Greece and China, through medieval mills, to the birth of modern hydroelectric power in the late 19th century.
Along the way, we uncover surprising milestones, including inventions that are still in use today, and reflect on why