Energy from Water: How the Conversion Works
The kinetic and potential energy harbored by a water current is converted by a turbine to mechanical rotational energy that can be used to drive machines or generators. This process has a very high electrical efficiency of more than 90 percent.
Whether on rivers or lakes, or to meet demand for base-load or peak-load power, every type of power plant is technologically sophisticated and is deployed depending on local geographical conditions.
Be it Pelton, Francis, or Kaplan, our engineers work on optimizing turbines worldwide. We'll give you a more detailed overview of the most common turbine variants, along with their fields of use and engineers.