ANDRITZ

Turning Hydropower into a Smarter Grid Partner

As power systems lean harder on variable renewables, energy infrastructure needs to be modernised to respond when the grid needs it most. ANDRITZ has just transformed Mørre kraftverk in Norway, turning a conventional hydropower plant into a hybrid hydro-and-battery power station. Making this possible is ANDRITZ’s HIPASE platform, with an integrated hybrid controller that coordinates turbine and battery operation in real time. They share live signals to absorb large load swings and stabilise frequency far more effectively than either asset alone, including under isolated grid conditions.

This has resulted in a genuine symbiosis, with the battery taking on the rapid, wear-inducing load changes, and hydropower's controllability keeping it reliably recharged. This is part of ANDRITZ’s broader hybrid portfolio, including its HyBaTec system, and reflects a company-wide push to modernise how hydropower is automated, controlled, and integrated with storage. For an industry under pressure to deliver both flexibility and stability at once, Mørre is a concrete example of what the next generation of hydropower looks like.

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