Voith Hydro has won the order to upgrade the power units from the Coo I section at Belgium’s largest pumped storage power plant, Coo-Trois-Ponts. The project will take a period of four years and will bring an increase in plant capacity of 79 MW and performance.
Berea College is the first higher education institution in the nation to complete construction of a hydroelectric generating plant, located at Lock and Dam 12 on the Kentucky River near Ravenna, Ky. The small-scale demonstration project produces on average about half of the electricity the College uses on an annual basis, further reducing the school’s carbon footprint.
Together with Sulzer, Italian geothermal power specialist Exergy, has been installing renewable power generation equipment at sites around the world. Their most recent project was the development of a new facility in Turkey.
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited for the modernization of one generation unit at Jebba hydroelectric power plant on the Niger River.
After comprehensive two-year service and maintenance contracts were signed last year between Voith Hydro and the plant owner Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), the modernization is now further enhanced with the installation of state-of-the-art digital solutions.
Major power station projects are among today’s most costly and complex engineering challenges. As owners and contractors strive to control capital and operating costs while meeting demanding build schedules, it pays to have an experienced pump manufacturer on your side.
Four turbine generator units and online monitoring systems will be provided by Voith by 2026.
Recently, Voith and Snowy Hydro, an end-to-end energy provider, agreed to collaborate for the Murray 1 power station and create a smart hydropower plant by installing acoustic sensing equipment to monitor and protect hydropower assets.
Harnessing the power of water is one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly ways to produce electricity. For a hydropower installation of any size, it is imperative to keep turbines and generators running to maximise output and return on investment.
Eletrobras Eletronorte, Latin America’s largest power utility company, is using Voith’s monitoring system OnCare.Health Hydro at the Belo Monte hydropower plant in Brazil.
