Rainpower - small hydro reference projects

Small hydro reference projects with Rainpower as a supplier:

Switzerland

Martigny-Bourg, Switzerland

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Rainpower upgrades three turbines for the Martigny-Bourg power plant in Switzerland.The customer is Forces Motrices Martigny-Bourg SA. The turbine design is very special, with three double, horizontal Francis runners, each of 7.8 MW. Rainpower will also deliver inlet valve, turbine governor, site management and commissioning.

Greenland

Buksefjorden, Greenland

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Rainpower has delivered a new turbine with equipment for the Buksefjorden power station, owned by NUUK-KRAFT ANS, Greenland. The tubine´s effect is 14.25 MW, with a head of 245 metres. The power station utilizes the water flow from two existing power stations, which were delivered by Kværner (now Rainpower) in 1993. In addition, Rainpower has also delivered new turbine governors for the two existing generators. The project started in 2006, and was completed in December 2008.

Norway

Clemens Kraft, Norway

Clemens Kraft and Rainpower have signed a four year frame agreement for delivery of small hydro power plant equipment. Clemens Kraft is now mapping the potential for small hydro power plants, which combined may deliver electricity commensurate to the consumption of 200,000 Norwegian households. Clemens Kraft seeks approval for about 40 projects, and Rainpower aims to take part in 25 % of these, mainly with the delivery of turbines and generators which may be custom made for each project. The frame agreement comprises key components manufacturing at Sørumsand Verksted, Norway.

Turkey

Gruppo Essentium, Turkey

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Rainpower delivers four small hydro power plants to Turkey; the customer is the Spanish company Gruppo Essentium, which concentrates its efforts in generating environmentally friendly and renewable energy. Dimensions and turbine types may vary for the power plants; the deliveries will comprise Francis, Pelton and Kaplan turbines, complete with auxiliary mechanical equipment, generators and electric equipment, as well as governing equipment.