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The HYDROMINE consortium meeting took place on May 13, 2026. During the event, the consortium members presented the work completed in the last months of the project and plan the next steps. The meeting was split into different thematic areas and work packages, which complemented and supported each other. WUST presented preliminary results on the hydraulic optimization of the PAT unit. To this end, various rotor geometries and designs were examined using CFD analyses. This was

We are celebrating one year of HYDROMINE with the completion and submission of the first annual reports. Starting now, you can also download the first deliverables from our results library.

Contacts have been conducted between the head of TUC team Professor Michael Galetakis and the executives of Lignitorichia Achladas (Achlada Lignite Mines) in order to explore prospective collaboration opportunities. The company’s interest in energy storage technologies and especially pumped hydro power storage is evident, unlocking new potential for the post-lignite mining areas in the energy sector, but also in terms of environmental benefits and creating new job opportuniti