Pumped energy storage reversible hydro generator manufacturer

Which motor-generators can be used for pumped storage applications?

ANDRITZ Hydro has supplied motor-generators for pumped storage applications up to 360 MVA with constant or variable speed and one or two directions of rotation, and also has experience with all unit configurations, for example fixed coupling to reversible pump turbines or to a turbine-plus-pump set.

Who makes a generator for a hydropower station?

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. Hydrogenerators convert the mechanical energy from the turbine into electrical energy using an excitation system.

What are pumped storage power plants?

Pumped storage power plants are currently the most economical way of efficiently storing large amounts of energy over a longer period. As the leading technology for energy storage services, pumped storage not only balances variable power production, but with its firm capacity it also serves as a reliable back-up.

Are pumped storage facilities a viable solution for multi-functional power plants?

As multi-functional power plants, pumped storage facilities have a high potential to meet this challenge, because their technology is based on the only long-term, technically proven and cost-effective form of storing energy on a large scale, thereby making it available at short notice.

How reliable are pumped power plants?

These machines have proven extremely reliable in practical operation. Hybrid solutions – such pumped storage power plants combined with wind and/or solar farms – are becoming increasingly important for the generation and storage of clean, renewable energy, as well as in the production of drinking water.

What is hydro power?

"Hydro power" is an eco-friendly renewable energy that generates power by harnessing the potential energy of water. It is incorporated into the natural cycle of the Earth and offers clean energy. In the field of Francis turbines, which are most widely adopted, Toshiba is at the world's top level in their generation efficiency.