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Hydropower - Harnessing The Power of Water
When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, hydropower can reliably supply homes and businesses with clean electricity.
BENEFITS OF HYDROPOWER
 The cheapest energy sourceHydro stations need little maintenance and therefore cheaper to manage than other types of power station |  Driver for developmentHydropower promotes economic development and the generation of local employment |  Long-lastingHydroelectric power stations are built to last. Many are still operational 50 to100 years after being built |  FlexibleDuring demand, hydro stations can hit capacity in just 2 minutes & stopping the flow can be done just as quickly when demand is low |
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 Low emissionsWater is clean & carbon free. Hydroelectric power lowers greenhouse gas emissions |  ReliableThe sun sets and sometimes the wind doesn’t blow, but water can always be made to flow |
OUR HYDROPOWER SOLUTIONS
We provide various hydropower solutions tailored to your needs
Pumped Storage Hydropower Plants
This works similar to a battery, storing energy generated from other sources such as solar, wind and nuclear. It stores the energy by pumping water from a reservoir at a low level, up to a reservoir at higher level. When there’s a demand for electricity, the water is released back down to the lower reservoir and on to that all important turbine
An Impoundment Facility
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This is the most widespread system. By building one or more dams, reservoirs are formed that store large amounts of water and, in this way, regulate the flow that passes through the turbines to generate electricity. This means energy production can be stable throughout the year
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A Diversion Facility
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Also known as “run-of-river”. This type doesn’t use a dam, but instead harnesses the natural flow of water falling from a greater to a lesser height. The water is channelled, via a series of canals, towards the generator-powering turbines. One good example of this is the power stations at Niagara Falls
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