Converteam recently signed a contract with NARI Technology Development Company, a major player in the Chinese electric power industry, to supply Static Frequency Converters (SFC) for the 1500 MW Liyang Pumped Storage Power Plant (PSPP), the largest Pumped Storage Power Plant in Jiangsu Province.
Converteam has announced that it has successfully completed static testing of essential elements of its HYDROGENIE generator, thought to be the world’s first HTS hydro generator to be installed at the Hirschaid run-of-river hydroelectric power plant in Bavaria, Germany
06/07/2010
Power plants with variable speed turbines offer the most effective green energy storage solutions, pumping water to a higher elevation during low-cost off-peak times and releasing the power through the same pump-turbines during periods of high demand