StreamDiver

Voith has developed an innovative, reliable, and eco-friendly turbine – the StreamDiver

Today 85% of all existing dams and weirs around the world remain unused for hydropower generation. With their enormous energy potential, taking advantage of them could make a key contribution to an ecological supply of electricity. Voith offers solutions that exploit this potential, generating sustainable energy while remaining in harmony with nature.

For small hydropower plants in particular, Voith has developed an innovative, reliable, and eco-friendly turbine – the StreamDiver. The StreamDiver was designed to keep constructional effort and peripheral equipment to an absolute minimum. This allows for power creation at locations where conventional plants are not viable for economical or ecological reasons. A variety of power plant set ups are available to meet specific project requirements.

50

power output per unit

7

standard sizes

12

net head

Measured against a conventional plant, at the StreamDiver we have less than half of the operating and maintenance costs.

Albin Atzmueller, Sales and Project Engineer

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StreamDiver basis variant

Key features for your specific requirements

Plant integration

Reduction of civil costs by innovative plant layouts
Flexible and easy integration in existing weirs and dams
Standardized design with less parts
Water lubricated drive-train Oil-free & environmentally-friendly
Long and simplified service intervals

Standard: Diversion-type power plant

1. E-Container
2. Trash rack
3. StreamDiver units
4. Power and sensor cables
5. Shut-off valve (unregulated only)

Overflowed shaft power plant (“box-type”)

1. Head water gate fish migration
2. Trash rack
3. StreamDiver units
4. Shut-off valve (unregulated only)
5. Flushing gate
6. E-Container

Vertical arrangements

1. Trash rack
2. Draft tube
3. StreamDiver unit
4. Flushing gate

In-Pipe Solutions

1. Flexi flange
2. Power outlet
3. StreamDiver unit
4. Draft tube
5. Dam wall

Standard: Diversion-type power plant

1. Draft tube cone
2. Dam wall structure
3. Draft tube (concrete or lost steel liner)

Standard: Diversion-type power plant

1. Draft tube cone
2. Dam wall structure
3. Draft tube (concrete or lost steel liner)
4. Minimum tailwater level
5. StreamDiver unit
6. Shut off valve
7. Cable connection

Have a look at our global experiences

Personally, I see great potential in the StreamDiver technology – especially for ecologically sensitive regions and existing infrastructures like our dam.

Mikael Krane, Plant Manager, Skellefteå Kraft, Schweden

Success story: swedish power plant bruksfors

Success story: Indonesia, a country with great potential for clean energy