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Thordon Bearings' water-lubricated bearings address leakage issues in European hydropower plants
Two European hydropower plant operators have turned to Canada’s Thordon Bearings to replace bearings on their Francis turbines, citing issues with oil leakage from their original...
Ukrhydroenergo intensifies preparations for winter amid equipment challenges
Ukrhydroenergo is working to ensure a stable electricity supply to consumers during the upcoming autumn-winter season while grappling with unique equipment challenges, according to...
GE Vernova's Hydro Power business completes key commissioning for Nigeria's second largest hydropower plant
GE Vernova's Hydro Power business has successfully completed the commissioning of four 175MW Francis hydropower turbines and generators at Nigeria's Zungeru project in Niger State....
Gilkes commissions hydropower turbine at water treatment plant in the US
Hydro engineers from Gilkes have recently returned from the US, successfully completing the commissioning of the company’s latest hydropower turbine in North America. The installation...
First horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine in successful operation
Voith Hydro has announced it has reached a new milestone in Pelton technology, with trial operation of the first horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine having run successfully at...
Voith to modernise equipment at Norfork Dam, US
Voith Hydro has been awarded a contract valued at nearly $50 million by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to modernize the turbines and generators at the Norfork Dam in...
DOE awards GE project to improve flexible operation of hydro turbines
GE Research, the technology development arm of General Electric Company (GE), has been awarded a 30- month, $4.3 million project through US Department of Energy’s Water Power...
GE commissions Bajoli Holi hydropower project in India
GE Renewable Energy’s Hydropower business has officially commissioned the 180MW Bajoli Holi Project on the river Ravi in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in northern India,...
Voith’s HyCon GoHybrid achieves successful first year of operation
Voith Hydro’s HyCon GoHybrid hydraulic unit for turbine governors in hydropower has been successfully operating for just over a year at the site of SWU Energie GmbH in Wiblingen,...
WEG supplies largest hydro generators to Brazil project
Three generators from WEG weighing 285 tons each – the largest ever produced by the company – are to play a vital role in the São Roque hydroelectric power plant in Brazil.
Voith Hydro announces extension to Diagnostic Services portfolio
Voith Hydro is extending its Diagnostic Services portfolio as a result of recent product optimisations and developments, and is introducing a new product family.
World's first 600 r/min pumped storage unit in commercial operation
The world’s first reversible pumped storage unit with 600 r/min and 350 has been successfully placed into operation at the Changlongshan pumped storage plant in E Zhejiang...
Michell Bearings secures PTFE conversion at Sir Adam Beck station
Michell Bearings is to provide three sets of PTFE thrust pads for the Sir Adam Beck I hydropower station after securing an from Andritz Hydro Canada.
Andritz to equip Lower Kopili hydropower plant, India
Andritz has won an order from the Assam state government-owned utility Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (APGCL) to supply the complete electro-mechanical equipment for the...
Voith to equip Nam Sam 3 project, Loas PDR
Voith has signed an agreement with SCI E&C JSC Company (a part of the SCI JSC Group in Vietnam) to supply three 52 MW Francis turbine units for the Nam Sam 3 hydropower plant in Xam...
Andritz to work on Robert S Kerr rehab
Andritz has been contracted by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, to rehabilitate and upgrade all four turbines and generators at the Robert S. Kerr hydroelectric power...
Upgraded unit commissioned at Cheboksary plant, Russia
Another milestone has been reached at a project to modernise RusHydro’s Cheboksary hydropower plant with commissioning of the upgraded hydraulic unit number 6. The latest...
Unico Mechanical wins hydro rehab contract
The US Army Core of Engineers, Tulsa District, has selected Unico Mechanical Corp to rehabilitate two 180 Inch Butterfly Valves (BFVs) at the Tenkiller Dam Powerhouse in Gore, Oklahoma.
New equipment for Canyon Ferry power plant, US
Gardner Zemke Company is to replace and install equipment at the Canyon Ferry power plant switchyard under a US$2.89 million contract awarded by the US Bureau of Reclamation.
