VERBUND is Austria’s leading energy company with decades of experience in the development, planning and operation of hydropower plants. Our extensive expertise and innovative solutions make us a trusted partner for sustainable energy projects worldwide.
As an investor and operator of hydropower plants, you face many challenges: the creation of profitable investments, sustainable operational management, the fulfilment of strict environmental requirements or coping with regulatory requirements. VERBUND Consulting supports you with expertise and creates customised solutions.
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You are planning a greenfield plant or want to modernise or expand your facilities. We realise and manage your power plant projects. Take advantage of our consulting services and our many years of experience with a wide range of plant sizes and in providing support over the entire plant cycle.
Preparation of feasibility studies for new construction and expansion projects, efficiency improvements, renewals and licence extensions
Energy assessments and profitability analyses
Project management (support for asset owner/owner's engineer)
Support and handling of authorisation management
Support with stakeholder management, tendering and contract management (incl. claim management), organisation of planning and approval processes as well as local supervision, control of planning, installation and commissioning, documentation and obtaining operating permits, setting up the operational organisation, organisation of operational management, training of operational management personnel
You want to utilise your hydropower plant as efficiently as possible to generate electricity. Then benefit from our core expertise. We develop strategies to optimise your plant portfolio and support you with the technical and organisational implementation.
Plant condition assessments
Development of strategies and implementation concepts to optimise your plant fleet, taking into account the market environment and technical and economic possibilities
Development of strategies and implementation concepts for operational management and maintenance
Organisational analysis and development, personnel development, technical education and training
Taking over and handling the operational management of your hydropower plants
You want to look safely into the future with cost-optimised and condition-based maintenance. Professional diagnosis and monitoring of all systems and dams forms the basis. In addition to routine maintenance work, we use a comprehensive service package for our own systems - consisting of inspections, objective condition assessments and the planning, sequencing and implementation of the necessary repair and renewal measures.
Electrical engineering: generator diagnostics, protection and measurement technology
Mechanical engineering: materials testing, calculations and design for hydraulic steel structures, efficiency measurements
Civil engineering: structural monitoring, construction measurement technology
Due to the EU Water Framework Directive, you need to pay close attention to ecological criteria when constructing and operating hydropower plants. Here too, you can benefit from our experience in the economic implementation of efficient ecological measures.
Development of strategies and concepts for the cost-efficient implementation of measures based on the applicable legal ecological framework conditions
Project planning and realisation of facilities and measures in ecologically sensitive areas in harmony with nature
Support in the realisation of fish migration aids and implementation of ecological structuring measures
Together with partners, we develop solutions for good ecological potential at our power plant sites, such as on the Danube (german only). Our projects include large-scale renaturalisation and fish migration (german only) aids of all types and sizes.
If you have any questions or require further information about our consulting services, please contact us directly.
Telephone number: +43 664 828 650 8
You’ll find our office at the VERBUND site on Europaplatz.
VERBUND Hydro Power GmbH
1150 Vienna, Europaplatz 2 / Staircase 1
Important: the entrance is located directly on Neubaugürtel (between Vapiano and New Yorker). Please report to the porter on the 3rd floor.
Trains on the Westbahn line
Underground lines (U3, U6) – Westbahnhof station
Tram lines (5, 6, 9, 18, 52, 58)
S-Bahn line S50
Airport bus
The Westbahnhof car park is right next to the station (entrance on Felberstraße). VERBUND rates do not apply.
