Energy & Power
Due to its excellent conductivity, Copper is essential for generating and distributing electricity. Luvata is involved in the generation and distribution of electricity in both the conventional and renewable energy markets. As demand for energy increases we are committed to finding ever-more creative solutions to channelling the world’s resources efficiently and cost-effectively.
We supply coils wound from solid or hollow copper conductor which make up the main components of generators in modern power stations. Our supply includes bus bars, switchgear components, machine and generator parts. This market also includes cables used in the transmission and distribution of electrical power - Luvata also offers a viable production route for Aluminium Clad Steel Wire (ACS Wire) which is used to support the mechanical loading encountered in overhead cables.
We support the many technologies that help to conserve energy and the environment. Our copper stator and rotor bars, frequency converters and heatsinks are used in wind generators. We manufacture bus and string wires for photovoltaic solar panels and we are at the forefront of developing solar thermal technology.
Energy from sunlight, wind and water
With expertise in solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and wind energy, Luvata leads the way in working with the environmentally-friendly energy production industry.
Luvata pioneered the process by which bus and string wires are attached to even the thinnest of silicon wafers - the development that made automated production of solar panels a reality. Sunwire™ is Luvata’s precision, flat, copper-based interconnector wire, designed specifically for silicon and thin film photovoltaic module construction.
The properties of Luvata’s oxygen-free copper make it ideal for solar thermal collectors. It has high thermal and electrical conductivity, formability, strength and corrosion resistance, and it is suitable for soldering, brazing and welding.
Luvata produces a specialised copper strip for solar thermal energy applications. Because of its high thermal conductivity, optimised surface quality and consistent mechanical properties, it is extremely efficient for both the manufacture and performance of solar collectors.
At Villa Luvata, our purpose-built showcase villa, we have demonstrated that free hot water can be generated by integrated rooftop collectors that are almost invisible.
Power from wind and water
We have applied our experience in the field of generator sets to the manufacture of high-performance parts for wind and hydroelectric turbines. With wind and water power growing in popularity around the world, we are helping to make power generation from these sources as efficient as possible.
Luvata's Renewable energy products
The majority of the world's energy still comes from conventional sources. From transmission to distribution, we work with our customers to make these processes as efficient as possible.
Generator parts and replacements are a large part of our business. One of the biggest issues facing our customers in the generation industry is 'down time' - time when power is not being generated for consumers. Luvata prides itself on fast turnaround for shapes and profiles for generator parts - a service that the biggest names in power generation have come to rely upon.
In a similar way, we currently supply a large proportion of the global market with parts for bus bars, bus-bar components, frequency converters, electrical machines, generators, turbines. In every application, our production technology and metallurgical experience have helped our customers to meet their challenges.