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Voith HyEco - Large Hydropower Plants
Hydropower is one of the most attractive renewable energy carriers: low in emissions and independent from primary energies. Hydropower is endless, ecological and commercially viable: among all known types of energy generation, hydropower plants have the highest efficiency. Voith Hydro is one of the world‘s leading suppliers of turnkey hydropower stations and all relevant engineering services. And this for more than 140 years.
Utilizing hydropower is a claim and a commitment for Voith by tradition: We develop solutions that are both eco-friendly and efficient. And we even have a special name for this at Voith Hydro: HyEco.
All Voith HyEco products, systems and services provide improved efficiency, less input of resources and highest compatibility with the environment – always depending on how each component is used in a hydropower plant.
With HyEco we are looking at the complete life cycle of new and existing large and small hydro power stations. In order to document the minimum impact of our components and entire hydropower plants on the environment, for example their excellent payback ratio or their low CO2 footprint, we are carrying out life cycle analyses (LCAs) in accordance with DIN ISO 14040. We offer solutions for turnkey hydropower stations and also for pumped storage power plants. In addition, we develop ecological solutions for the automation of hydropower plants and provide services for all plant components.
Voith has more than 140 years of experience in harnessing hydropower. Our research and development activities always focus on the aspects of technical excellence and eco-friendly technology. And this refers not just to the planning, the construction and the equipment of new power plants. Through modernization and the application of the latest technologies, losses of existing plant components can be reduced by up to 30 percent.