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Hydropower equipment manufacturers
Here are listed many of the Hydroelectric power equipment or Hydropower equipment manufacturers from all over the world.
Canyon Hydro – Canyon Hydro is the waterpower division of Canyon Industries, Inc. For more than 40 years, the company has focused solely on hydro systems, and has earned a strong reputation for premium quality and outstanding customer support. All Canyon Hydro products are manufactured in the USA. Located in Deming, Washington USA, Canyon Hydro’ maintains two high-precision fabrication facilities capable of producing very efficient, reliable turbine systems. Hydroelectric systems from Canyon Hydro deliver exceptionally high efficiency and reliability. Built for continuous, uninterrupted power generation, they deliver a high return on your investment year after year.
ABB – The world’s leading supplier of just about every product in the power and automation scope of supply for hydropower plants – from generator circuit breakers and power transformers to switchgear, motors, drives and plant automation systems.
ANDRITZ – For more than 125 years, ANDRITZ Hydro has been supplying generators for hydropower stations. Today, generators with a total capacity of more than 160,000 MVA are in service all over the world. ANDRITZ Hydro generators are characterized by their compact design, high efficiencies, and long lifetime thanks to the use of modern calculation methods and optimized manufacturing procedures and materials. Energy generation based on tidal current is an important area of innovation for ANDRITZ Hydro.
Chengdu Forster Technology Co., Ltd. – Founded in 1956, Chengdu Forster Technology was once a subsidiary of the Chinese Ministry of Machinery and a designated manufacturer of small and medium-sized hydroelectric generator sets. With 64 years of experience in the field of hydraulic turbines, in the 1990s, the system was reformed and started to design, manufacture and sell independently. And began to develop the international market in 2013. Forster turbines have different types, specifications and reliable quality, with reasonable structure, reliable operation, high efficiency, standardized parts, and convenient maintenance. The single turbine capacity can reach 20000KW.
SIEMENS – SIEMENS Energy Sector is one of the world’s leading suppliers of a wide range of products, solutions and services in the field of energy technology.
GENERAL ELECTRIC – GE is a world leader in the utilization and control of water, having supplied equipment to the hydropower and water control industries for over one hundred years.
TOSHIBA – The first manufacturer of hydroelectric generating equipment in Japan. TOSHIBA is a leading exporter and has supplied much equipment to North America, Central and South America, Africa, Oceania, Asia and Eastern Europe. The company’s dedication to excellence has ensured that TOSHIBA is world leader both in conventional and pumped storage power stations.
HYUNDAI – Hyundai Heavy Industries Co, Ltd.(HHI) has estabilished its position as one of the top-ranking manufacturer in the world heavy industry market, thereby gaining a widely acclaimed reputation and reliability.
Gilkes (Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon Ltd.) – Gilkes Hydro are world-leaders in designing, manufacturing and commissioning hydro schemes worldwide. With over 165 years of experience Gilkes Hydro offers single source, water to wire solutions for a range of hydropower applications. From large utilities to small mini grids, Company’s solutions are tailored to meet the needs of each individual project.
Smith Engineering (GB) Ltd. – Smith Engineering is a technology and prototype development company. With a track record in R&D, Smith Engineering designs and manufactures prototypes and one-off machines for customers from sectors including civil nuclear, automotive, marine and renewable energy. Design and manufacture of high efficiency, flat pack, overshot waterwheels, generating electricity from flows between 100 to 500 litres per second and heads 2 to 6 metres. Other current project include the design and manufacture of highly-efficient electricity generating new tidal power technology.
Water energy
Hydroelectric power
Hydropower, hydroelectric power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of flowing or falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as watermills, sawmills, textile mills, dock cranes, and domestic lifts. Today, the term is used mainly in conjunction with the modern development of hydroelectric power, the energy of which can be transmitted considerable distance between where it is created to where it is consumed. Hydroelectricity is the electricity generated by hydropower.
Hydropower has been used since ancient times to grind flour and perform other tasks. In the mid-1770s, French engineer Bernard Forest de Bélidor published “Architecture Hydraulique” which described vertical- and horizontal-axis hydraulic machines. By the late 19th century, the electrical generator was developed and could now be coupled with hydraulics. The growing demand for the Industrial Revolution would drive development as well. In 1878 the world’s first hydroelectric power scheme was developed at Cragside in Northumberland, England by William George Armstrong. It was used to power a single arc lamp in his art gallery. The old Schoelkopf Power Station No. 1 near Niagara Falls in the U.S. side began to produce electricity in 1881. The first Edison hydroelectric power plant, the Vulcan Street Plant, began operating September 30, 1882, in Appleton, Wisconsin, with an output of about 12.5 kilowatts. By 1886 there were 45 hydroelectric power plants in the U.S. and Canada. By 1889 there were 200 in the U.S. alone.
Hydroelectricity
At the beginning of the 20th century, many small hydroelectric power plants were being constructed by commercial companies in mountains near metropolitan areas. Grenoble, France held the International Exhibition of Hydropower and Tourism with over one million visitors. By 1920 as 40% of the power produced in the United States was hydroelectric, the Federal Power Act was enacted into law. The Act created the Federal Power Commission to regulate hydroelectric power plants on federal land and water. As the power plants became larger, their associated dams developed additional purposes to include flood control, irrigation and navigation. Federal funding became necessary for large-scale development and federally owned corporations, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) and the Bonneville Power Administration (1937) were created. Additionally, the Bureau of Reclamation which had began a series of western U.S. irrigation projects in the early 20th century was now constructing large hydroelectric projects such as the 1928 Hoover Dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was also involved in hydroelectric development, completing the Bonneville Dam in 1937 and being recognized by the Flood Control Act of 1936 as the premier federal flood control agency.
Hydropower equipment manufacturers
