Overview

 
 
 
 

Rainpower is an innovative technology company serving the hydroelectric power industry.

The company is rooted in traditional hydropower technology developed in Norway over the past decades, and is characterized by constant technological progress with new and effective products and solutions for hydropower.Today, Rainpower is a highly skilled and flexible company. The main focus areas are small and medium-sized hydropower projects in Norway and abroad. Our core business is to develop and deliver effective, reliable and innovative energy solutions based on water. We have state of the art technology for medium and high head hydropower turbines, pump turbines, turbine controls,inlet valves, gates and penstock. We are also the leading Norwegian company for excitation and governor equipment. We are a leading supplier of service and rehabilitation projects for the hydropower industry with focus on both hydro mechanical and electrical equipment and systems.

Competence

Rainpower has unique expertise and a highly skilled engineering staff. We have the best equipped laboratory for flow computers in Northern Europe, and we have a specialized workshop with skilled workers. Our engineers have been involved in some of the largest and most prestigious projects in the world, such as the Yangtze Three Gorges Project in China and the Guri Project in Venezuela. We have the necessary drive and ambition to develop new technology solutions for the renewable energy sector. Our strategy is continued growth through recruitment, acquisitions, and continuous innovation within the existing organization.

The Rainpower Group consists of the following companies:

  • Rainpower Norway AS; engineering and project management (Kjeller, Norway)
  • Rainpower Technology AS; model tests, hydraulic design, research and development (Oslo/Trondheim, Norway)
  • Rainpower Small Hydro AS; engineering and project management small hydro (Kjeller, Norway)
  • Rainpower Hymatek AS; turbine governor and excitation for hydropower equipment (Bryn, Norway)
  • Rainpower Services AS, installation, service and refurbishment of hydropower equipment (Sørumsand, Norway)
  • Rainpower Elektro AS; generator technology and generator service (Kjeller, Norway)
  • Rainpower Sørumsand Verksted AS; manufacturing (Sørumsand, Norway)
  • Rainpower Business Support AS; Human Resources and other shared services (Kjeller, Norway)
  • Rainpower Hangzhou Company; engineering, purchasing and manufacturing follow-up (Hangzhou, China)
  • Rainpower Sweden AB; generator development and engineering (Västerås, Sweden)
  • Rainpower Kristinehamn AB; turbine development and engineering (Kristinehamn, Sweden)
  • Rainpower Hydro Enerji ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi; sales and project management (Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Rainpower Peru S.A.C; sales and project management (Lima, Peru)