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Hydro News issue 30

Megatrends - A scenario of the future

ANDRITZ HYDRO

A leading supplier for hydraulic power generation

ANDRITZ HYDRO is a global supplier of electromechanical systems and services (“from water-to-wire“) for hydropower plants and one of the leaders in the world market for hydraulic power generation.

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Customer magazine

Latest edition - Hydro News 30

MEGATRENDS - A scenario of the Future

Large new installations

Supply of turn-key hydro- and electro-mechanical equipment.

Modernization and renewal

Tailor-made service and rehabilitation of existing power plants.

Small hydro

Solutions for Small and Mini hydropower plants based on modular components.

Thermal power generation

Air-cooled turbo generators for gas-fired combined- and open-cycle power plants.

Ocean kinetics

Solutions for energy generation based on tidal current turbines.

Marine technology

Controllable pitch propellers for naval or coast guard vessels and yachts.

2017-03-24

ANDRITZ HYDRO to modernize Dnipro 1 hydropower station, Ukraine

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, was awarded a contract by state-owned utility Ukrhydroenergo for modernization of the Dnipro 1 hydropower station on the Dnieper River, Ukraine. The project is part of a rehabilitation program financed by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

2017-02-01

ANDRITZ to supply water turbines and generators for the new hydropower plant on the River Mur in Graz

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Energie Steiermark to supply the electro-mechanical equipment for the new hydropower plant to be built in the Puntigam district of Graz. Commissioning is planned for the first half of 2019.

2017-01-16

ANDRITZ receives two orders for hydropower plants in Norway and DR Congo

ANDRITZ HYDRO, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from Eidsiva Vannkraft AS to supply electromechanical equipment for the new Nedre Otta hydropower plant in Norway and from the Government utility SNEL (Société Nationale d’Électricité) for rehabilitation of the existing Mwadingusha hydropower plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Special topics

World’s largest bulb turbine being installed at Santo Antônio

HYDROPOWER PLANT SANTO ANTÔNIO, BRAZIL

Interview with the technical director Antônio de Pádua Bemfica Guimarães.

Read about the Amazonian Example of Sustainable Hydropower

HYDROPOWER PLANT WETTINGEN, SWITZERLAND

ANDRITZ HYDRO received a contract for the refurbishement and revision of the installation.

Hydropower potential worldwide

Currently, approximately 16% of the world's electrical energy comes from hydropower. It offers a wide spectrum of applications, including energy storage for grid stability and peak load coverage.

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Company video of ANDRITZ HYDRO – one of the leading global suppliers for electromechanical systems and services for hydropower plants

Hydropower is the most economical form of renewable energy. In close cooperation with its customers, ANDRITZ HYDRO elaborates long-living, environmentally friendly and economically efficient solutions for hydraulic power generation. Maintaining the natural environment, mankind, and technology in perfect harmony is an important part of ANDRITZ HYDRO’s corporate culture.

Thus sustainability and conservative use of resources are given top priority.

ANDRITZ HYDRO highlights:

More than 175 years of accumulated experience in turbine design
Over 30,000 turbines (more than 420,000 MW) installed globally
Over 120 years of experience in electrical equipment
The complete range up to more than 800 MW

ANDRITZ HYDRO is a leading supplier in the service and rehabilitation market and a world market leader for small hydropower solutions.

The organization

ANDRITZ HYDRO is headquartered in Vienna, Austria and has more than 50 locations in more than 25 countries worldwide The company is organized in five main divisions.

The history of ANDRITZ HYDRO

Today ANDRITZ HYDRO is the legal successor of many former pioneers and leading companies in the hydropower market. All the know-how from these companies and more than 175 years of experience are available from one single source.