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Energía hidroeléctrica, la fuerza del agua

Contamos con 130 años de experiencia en generación hidroeléctrica y somos el mayor productor de Europa. De hecho, la mayor parte de nuestra producción proviene del agua

La energía hidroeléctrica, que aprovecha la fuerza del agua, es renovable, limpia, fiable, flexible y puede suministrar a muchas generaciones con un coste asequible y recursos propios del territorio. Este tipo de energía no genera agentes contaminantes para el aire y muestra el nivel más bajo de emisión de gases de efecto invernadero de entre todas las tecnologías de producción. 

En Noruega, el 90% de la producción de electricidad procede del agua. A nivel global, esta tecnología representa aproximadamente un sexto del suministro total de electricidad

 

Europe’s renewable energy battery

Hydropower is a highly flexible and stable energy source. Water can be stored in reservoirs until needed, allowing for quick changes in production and low start and stop costs. Well-regulated reservoirs can provide short-term flexibility within an hour, as well as long-term flexibility over days, weeks and seasons. This makes hydropower particularly well suited for a future power system with more intermittent power from wind and solar. Norwegian hydropower is Europe’s largest renewable storage facility. Close to 50 per cent of the reservoir capacity in Europe is in Norway, out of which Statkraft owns about half.
Turbinhjul
Explicado por Statkraft

Fornybart: Ny turbinteknologi skal gjøre vannkraften mer fleksibel

De fleste turbiner i vannkraftverk må kjøres på minst 60 prosent av full kapasitet, ellers kan de skades. Nye eller forbedrede turbiner vil vi kunne kjøre vannkraftverkene med mindre last og øke...

Waterfall
Explicado por Statkraft

Energy production: Hydropower has a unique value

Sun and wind are the renewable energy sources growing at the fastest rate, but they depend on the sun shining and the wind blowing. Flexible hydropower is the only renewable energy source that can...

Curved dam from above
Explicado por Statkraft

Hydropower: Flood control

Climate change leads to more extreme weather with large amounts of precipitation over a short period. Sudden floods can cause major damage, but hydropower reservoirs can play an important role in...

The machine room in Kvilldal hydropower plant
Explicado por Statkraft

Machine learning: Teaching power plants to speak

The hydropower plants in Norway are getting older. This means costly maintenance and large reinvestments. What if the power plants could tell us what they needed and when?

Gressli dam
Explicado por Statkraft

Hydropower: Safe energy in all weather

Record cold winters, dry summers and spring floods in the autumn. What does hydropower's flexibility mean in the age of extreme weather? The CEO of Statkraft explains.

Breakthrough for penstock for a new power station at Nedre Røssåga
Explicado por Statkraft

Maintenance: Ensures eternal life for hydropower

Good maintenance can ensure almost eternal access to clean, renewable energy from Norwegian hydropower plants. Many of the major power plants were built in the 1960s and are now facing necessary moder...

Dam at Nesjøen
Explicado por Statkraft

Mythbusting: "Power companies are only concerned with profit!"

Owners of solar and wind power plants produce energy when the sun shines and the wind blows – regardless of price and demand. Hydropower companies with large reservoirs can control production to a...

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