Atomenergomash
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Atomenergomash is a is a power engineering
company located in Russia. It is a subsidiary of Atomenergoprom
. Atomenergomash was founded in 2006 as a holding company of several manufacturers of nuclear power plants' components. Its subsidiary, ZiO-Podolsk (51% owned by Atomenergomash), is the only manufacturer of steam generators for nuclear plants in Russia. Atomenergomash has also a joint venture with Alstom
to manufacture Arabelle steam turbine and generators. It has also subsidiaries in Hungary and the Czech Republic. In October 2010, Atomenergomash and Ukraine's nuclear power company Energoatom
agreed to establish a consortium for production of equipment for Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
In November 2010, Atomenergomash announced its plan to start manufacturing wind turbine
s and developing wind farm
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Power engineering
Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power as well as the electrical devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers...
company located in Russia. It is a subsidiary of Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom
Atomenergoprom is a 100% state-owned holding company that unites Russian civil nuclear industry. It is a part of the Rosatom State corporation.-History:...
. Atomenergomash was founded in 2006 as a holding company of several manufacturers of nuclear power plants' components. Its subsidiary, ZiO-Podolsk (51% owned by Atomenergomash), is the only manufacturer of steam generators for nuclear plants in Russia. Atomenergomash has also a joint venture with Alstom
Alstom
Alstom is a large multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and transport markets. According to the company website, in the years 2010-2011 Alstom had annual sales of over €20.9 billion, and employed more than 85,000 people in 70 countries. Alstom's headquarters are...
to manufacture Arabelle steam turbine and generators. It has also subsidiaries in Hungary and the Czech Republic. In October 2010, Atomenergomash and Ukraine's nuclear power company Energoatom
Energoatom
Energoatom, full name National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine is a Ukrainian state enterprise operating all nuclear power stations in Ukraine....
agreed to establish a consortium for production of equipment for Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
In November 2010, Atomenergomash announced its plan to start manufacturing wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s and developing wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
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