RES-Project Colombia

DIVE Turbine | Chilsa Hydropower Plant, La Ceja, Antioquia, Colombia

The Chilsa hydropower plant is located a few kilometers from the city of La Ceja, in the department of Antioquia, Colombia, in a mountainous and humid region between the Western and Central Cordilleras of the Andes. This project represents the first installation of DIVE turbines in Colombia. The plant has a gross head of 36.19 meters and is equipped with a DIVE-HAX turbine designed for an installed capacity of 2 MW.

The RES Project Colombia is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy as part of the Renewable Energy Solutions Programme of the German Energy Solutions Initiative.

German Energy Agency (dena)

The German Energy Agency (dena) is a centre of excellence for the applied energy transition and cli-mate protection. dena studies the challenges of building a climate-neutral society and supports the German government in achieving its energy and climate policy objectives. Since its foundation in 2000, dena has worked to develop and implement solutions and bring together national and interna-tional partners from politics, industry, the scientific community and all parts of society. dena is a pro-ject enterprise and a public company owned by the German federal government. dena’s shareholder is the Federal Republic of Germany. www.dena.de/en/

German Energy Solutions Initiative

With the aim of positioning German technologies and know-how worldwide, the German Energy Solu-tions Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) supports suppliers of climate-friendly energy solutions in opening up foreign markets. The focus lies on renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage, as well as technologies such as power-to-gas and fuel cells. Aimed in particular at small and medium-sized enterprises, the German Energy Solutions Initia-tive supports participants through measures to prepare market entry as well as to prospect, develop and secure new markets. www.german-energy-solutions.de/GES/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html

Renewable Energy Solutions Programme (RES Programme)

With the RES Programme, the German Energy Solutions Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) helps German companies in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors enter new markets. Within the framework of the programme, reference plants are installed and marketed with the support of the German Energy Agency (dena). Information and training activi-ties help ensure a sustainable market entry and demonstrate the quality of climate-friendly technolo-gies made in Germany. www.german-energy-solutions.de/GES/Redaktion/EN/Basepages/Ser-vices/dena-res.html