Similar research to the HYPOT technology is being conducted in the field of damless hydropower, which includes:
Gravitational vortex turbines (GWVHT)
Hydrokinetic turbines.
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) energy conversion devices.
Below is a list of leading universities and research centers where work similar in principle to HYPOT is being conducted.
Universities and research centers
Technical Universities in Germany and Austria
Technical University of Munich (TUM): Germany actively researches various aspects of renewable energy. TUM is a leader in developing new hydropower technologies.
Vienna University of Technology: Austria, a mountainous country with a developed hydropower sector, has strong research traditions. Work here focuses on turbine optimization and vortex flows. In 2006, a gravitational vortex turbine, developed by Zotloter, was successfully installed in Austria (Oberndorf River).
Universities in the UK
University of Huddersfield: Researchers here are developing hydrokinetic systems for remote and rural areas, particularly in Africa. Their approach involves designing with the end-user in mind, similar to HYPOT's modularity.
Imperial College London: The Energy Futures Lab studies various hydropower technologies, including energy storage and integration with other renewable sources.
Universities in the USA
University of California, Berkeley: The Energy Institute at the Haas School of Business conducts research and publishes work on innovative hydropower technologies and energy policy.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL): PNNL specialists are developing alternative hydropower approaches, such as hydropower using injection wells.
Stanford University: The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford publishes research on innovative hydropower technologies aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impact.
University of Massachusetts Amherst: Researchers are exploring damless hydropower options, including how to avoid the negative consequences of traditional dams when building new hydropower plants.
Universities in Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU): NTNU coordinates the Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower Technology (HydroCEN), which conducts research on various aspects of hydropower, including environmental efficiency.
Technical Universities in Asia
James Cook University (Australia) and MDPI Publishing: Researchers from this university actively publish papers on gravitational vortex hydropower turbines (GWVHT). This work analyzes various configurations and operating modes, as well as prospects for their use in remote areas.
Istanbul Technical University: Experiments were conducted here with devices for energy conversion based on vortex-induced vibrations (VIV), which can be used as pumps to move water for subsequent energy generation.
General research areas
Gravitational vortex turbines (GWVHT): Researchers explore how to create an effective vortex flow in a tank to spin a turbine. Key parameters such as tank and blade geometry are constantly being optimized.
Vortex-induced vibration (VIV) energy conversion devices: Researchers study how to convert the kinetic energy of a flow into electricity using vibrations caused by vortices. Optimizing the shape and size of structures is a key task.
Hydrokinetic turbines: These turbines, including vertical-axis ones, operate without dams, directly in the water flow, making them similar to wind turbines but for water.
Thus, while the HYPOT technology is unique in its approach to creating an artificial vortex and using hydraulic shock, it has much in common with other research in the field of damless, kinetic, and vortex-based hydropower, which is actively being conducted at leading universities around the world.