Valves for hydropower plants contribute to the acquisition of green energy, and thus to the reduction of the ecological footprint. Armatury Group know this, which is why they are always happy to be a part of these projects. From their product range, ball valves K92 with lever and counterweight and butterfly valves L32 are installed in the hydropower plants. A huge advantage of hydropower plants is zero emissions, it is also a flexible source of energy because water can be stored in reservoirs until it needs to be used for energy production.
Small hydropower plants in Norway
Armatury Group manufacture hydro valves very often for hydropower plants in Norway, whose know-how is among the world’s best. In Norway, about 99 % of electricity is generated by hydropower plants.
For example, for the Norwegian hydropower plants Kvemhulselva and Engeseth, Armatury Group produced ball valves type K92.14 DN 400 and 600 with lever and counterweight. These ball valves serve as shut-off valves in front of the water turbine. These are safe valves that Armatury Group test to guarantee their reliability and long life. During the past months, they have supplied to this destination many L32 butterfly valves in sizes DN 700 to DN 2100. And there was much more because Armatury Group delivered 101 pieces of valves to Norway in 2020.
The worldwide references
Armatury Group also supply valves that contribute to the production of green energy to other countries, such as Turkey, France or even to distant Vietnam.
In the case of Turkey, we can mention, for example, the supply of ball valves DN 600 with lever and counterweight for the Güce hydropower plant and butterfly valves L32 DN 2000 for the hydropower plant in the southeastern tip of Turkey, in the Beyyurdu area.
Armatury Group must also mention the ball valves K92 DN 300 to 450 with lever and counterweight, which were shipped to the French Alps, or the ball valves K92.14 DN 600, which travelled far from their factory in Dolní Benešov to the hydropower plant by the South China Sea in Vietnam. Armatury Group have extensive experience with deliveries and dispatches to distant countries, they can provide special surface treatment of valves and overseas packaging.