Norwegian Hydropower Centre (Norwegian abbreviation NVKS) is a national centre which aims to ensure and develop research and education in hydropower related technology. The centre is a cooperation between universities, various research institutions, the hydropower industry as well as Norwegian authorities. The centre's headquarters are located at NTNU in Trondheim.

The center was established in 2014. In the period 2017 - 2024 the activities within NVKS were carried out in HydroCen - Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower Technology. HydroCen was one of the centres in the Research Council's scheme for Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME).

From 2025 NVKS will restart its activities, in collaboration with FME RenewHydro - Norwegian Research Centre for Renewal of Hydropower.