Role of Dams and Reservoirs in a Successful Energy Transition: Proceedings of the 12th ICOLD European Club Symposium 2023 (ECS 2023, Interlaken, Switzerland, 5-8 September 2023)

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Robert Boes studied civil engineering in Germany and France graduating from the Technical University of Munich in 1996. He then became a research engineer at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) obtaining a Doctorate in hydraulic engineering in 2000. After a postdoctoral research period at ETH Zurich he joined in 2002 the Hydro Engineering Department of the Tyrolean Utility TIWAG in Innsbruck Austria where he was involved in various projects relating to hydropower schemes hydraulics and flood protection and became head of the Dam Construction Group. In 2009 he was appointed Professor for Hydraulic Structures at ETH Zurich where he directs the Laboratory of Hydraulics Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW). He is president of the Swiss Committee on Dams and a board member of the Swiss Association for Water Resources Management and the Energy Science Center at ETH Zurich. As an expert with dam hydropower and flood protection projects he is involved in Switzerland and abroad. His research interests are mainly related to dam hydraulics and dam safety reservoir sedimentation sediment monitoring sustainable hydropower hydro-abrasive wear of hydraulic structures and machinery as well as natural hazard mitigation and flood protection.Patrice Droz is a civil engineer with more than 40 years of experience and a track record in dam design rehabilitation and safety. He graduated at EPFL in 1982 and obtained a PhD also at EPFL in 1987. After a post-doc at Northwestern University he oriented his activities towards consulting engineering first at Bonnard & Gardel and then at Stucky now Gruner where he has been Technical Director for several years. He has been involved in many projects in Switzerland and worldwide particularly in China DR Congo France Georgia Haiti Iran Kirghizistan Libya Morocco Myanmar Philippines Portugal Russia Tajikistan Turkey Ukraine and Zambia. Patrice Droz is currently expert for the safety of four large dams in Switzerland and member of the technical committee on Integrated Operation of Hydropower Stations and Reservoirs of the International Commission on Large Dams. Besides his activities as consulting engineer he has been teaching Water Resources Management at EPFL for 20 years. Presently as independent consultant he is involved in the Dam Safety Technical and Institutional Assistance project in Lao PDR a project financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Raphaël Leroy is an expert in hydropower generation and was previously head of the civil engineering & environment unit at Alpiq SA Lausanne Switzerland. In 1987 he graduated in civil engineering and hydraulics from the University of Liège Belgium. As a project manager Raphaël Leroy was involved in several major construction and rehabilitation projects for hydraulic structures and dams. (Hongrin-Léman pumped-storage scheme Les Toules Salanfe Cleuson). He is also in charge of surveillance of some Alpiq Group dams. Raphaël Leroy was a lecturer on a postgraduate course in engineering and geology at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Switzerland. He is vice-president and member of several working groups within the Swiss National Committee for Dams. He is also a member of the Comité M working group of ICOLD (operation maintenance and rehabilitation of dams).