Qual a perspectiva das PCH para futuro? - CERPCH - Unifei

Some programs tried to spurt the constructions of Small Hydropower
Plants (SHPs). Either they failed or presented insignificant
results. With PROINFA (a program that encourages power production
out of alternative sources of energy), there will be a different
story. I believe that PROINFA will be a mark in history that will place
the SHP within the energy matrix in an irreversible way. With the
motivation of public and private investors a type of fast and distributed
generation is found, giving a new economic dimension to the
market and to the sector. New technicians will be formed, the construction
techniques will be improved and the society will benefit as
a whole. The future of SHPs has already begun. We need to use all
the experience of PROINFA's first phase to improve and, above all,
make the whole construction process more dynamic, starting at
the attainment of the authorization until the operation itself. With
all these improvements, this segment of the generation industry
will be a great instrument for the social and economic development
of the country.
ALSTOM, world leader in energy generation infra-structure and
railway transport, is also a reference due to its technologies which
besides being innovating they also respect the environment. The
Group manufactures the fastest trains and the automatized subways
that offer the largest capacity in the world.
ALSTOM also provides turnkey integrated plants and services
regarding different sources of energy, among them hydroelectric
energy, gas and natural coal. ALSTOM employs 69,000 people in 70
countries, and in 2005/2006 its income was 13.4 billion Euros.
VATECH HYDRO Brasil Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in the
city of Barueri, SP. It is controlled by Andritz Group, a traditional
Austrian manufacturer of capital goods.
The company has technology for all types of turbines from 1 to
400 MW and experience to supply all the electro-mechanical equipment
of hydroelectric plants in a turn-key regime, being responsible
for the complete supply of the equipment, which is tested and
ready to operate. Its references comprise more than installed
260,000 MW throughout the world. Located in Austria, France and
Switzerland, hydraulic laboratories used for tests on reduced models
of the turbines, together with modern techniques, located in
Austria, guarantee the development of a high standard hydraulic
engineering.
Andritz
Vatech Hydro offers the following equipment and services:
Turbines,
speed regulators and butterfly valve;
Water
generators and exciting systems;
Lifting
and hydro-mechanical equipment
Electrical
and mechanical auxiliary equipment;
Supervision,
control and protection systems;
Substations
and power lines;
Assembly
and assembly supervision;
Commissioning
and special tests.
EVENTS
In Brazil since 1955, the company has acted in the sectors of railway
transport, energy generation, irrigation, sanitation and environmental
control, offering solutions that anticipate the trends respond
to the needs of the market and fulfill the customer's expectations.
Energy Generation
Combining experience and know-how, ALSTOM develops a wide
range of products, services and systems for energy generation,
with optimized and high performance technologies, which are more
economical, more evolved and more capable of minimizing environmental
impacts without compromising productive levels.
Irrigation and Sanitation
ALSTOM Brasil is a traditional manufacturer of products and
systems for the markets of irrigation and sanitation such as flow
and level controlling equipment, pumping stations, tube systems,
hydro-mechanical equipment and automation and control
systems. ALSTOM is also prepared to provide repair and maintenance
services for its products.
Environmental Control
The pollutant treating systems that are provided for uncountable
industries, particularly in the areas of energy generation, aluminum,
cement, glass, iron, steel, paper and cellulose and others,
guarantees that the customers will have more reliable plants,
which are more competitive and take care of the environment.
An unquestionable proof that Vatech strongly believes in the potential
of the Brazilian market is that the decision to invest in the
short-term construction of a factory is Brazil is already made, and
the strategic studies regarding its location are already being carried
out.
One of the segments that has been calling Vatech's special attention
is the design and production of equipment for Small Hydropower
Plants (SHPs), whose market is becoming increasingly promising
with the conclusion of new inventories. Aiming at this kind
of plant, Vatech has been developing supplies within the area of
EPC – Engineering, Procurement & Construction – which is characterized
by the formation of consortiums with designing companies
and contractors. This provide the costumers with the guarantees
that they will receive a complete SHP, commissioned and tested, ready
to start operating commercially.
With the incorporation and foundation, along the years, of companies
such as Elin, Sulzer-Escher Wyss, Ateliers de Charmilles,
Bouvier Hydro and others, Vatech, today, is considered to be one of
the most important and integrated manufacturers in the world, particularly
in terms of technological advances.
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