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Technology for first wave power station in Germany will be provided by Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation

The development and construction of the first wave power station in Germany will rely on the know-how and technology of Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation. more...

The Voith WinDrive – An Innovative Drive Concept for Wind Energy Plants

Wind power stations are an up-and-coming technology. According to plans of the German Environment Ministry offshore, wind wheels are to cover 15 percent of the entire power requirements in Germany by 2030. more...

Strong Helpers: Voith Water Tractors at the Bosporus

Kurtarma 3 and Kurtarma 4 are the names of two new Voith Water Tractors. They were ordered by the Turkish coast guard and are the most powerful Voith Water Tractors ever launched in Turkey. With an output of 5,000 kW each, they are to escort super tankers with load capacities of up to 350,000 tons safely through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles. more...

Electricity Just-In-Time: Pumped Storage Plants

In the morning, when people get up and switch on lights, coffee machines, microwaves and hairdryers, or at the time of the soccer world championchip, when everybody watches the matches on TV, power requirements are at their peak. This is when the basic supplies from local power stations are often no longer sufficient. Extra capacities have to be provided – and quickly. more...

In Case of Fire and Emergencies – by Land and by Sea

The currently most efficient fire-fighting vessel of the USA, L. A Fireboat 2, is prepared for all eventualities along the Californian coast. Fitted with ten fire monitors, it is capable of directing 10 300 cubic meters of water per minute, mixed with foam, at the source of a fire. more...

India – ambitious hydro plans

A reliable and sufficient supply of electrical power is essential to guarantee India’s future economic development. Today, India suffers from a significant peak load shortage, and projections foresee a dramatic increase in energy demand. more...

Voith Built the Largest Cardan Shaft of All Times

It was one of those special moments of achievement in 30 years of product history, when Voith Turbo supplied the largest cardan shaft ever built for a gold mine in South Africa at the end of the 1980s. It was connected to huge cable drums in which miners traveled to the bottom of the mine, and which were also used to transport gold to the surface. more...

China – the waking hydro giant

There is no other country that has increased its hydro power generation capacity faster. Still today, only one fifth of China’s vast hydro power potential is being utilized. As air pollution worsens due to the tremendous number of coal-fired power plants, environmental awareness is on the rise. more...

Voith Schneider® Propellers Drive “Floating Bridge”

Due to its design, it’s referred to as “Floating Bridge” or “Glass Palace”. The biggest ferry at Lake Constance which was baptized in the name of “Tábor” in the presence of Voith Turbo Chairman Peter Edelmann will be driven – like all of the other ferries at Lake Constance – by two Voith Schneider® Propellers. more...

Voith Hold Presentation in the New Shanghai German Center

“Building Bridges” – bridges between Germany and China. This was the motto under which the new German Center Shanghai was opened at the end of last year. more...