Companies are investing elsewhere as well. In early 2013,
Alstom opened the new headquarters of its hydropower technology
centre in Grenoble, France, following years of upgrades
to the site and the doubling of its hydraulic test laboratory.44
In Russia, Alstom (France) joined with RusHydro (Russia) to
commence construction of a joint hydropower equipment manufacturing
plant.45 After heavy investment in new manufacturing
facilities in recent years, Voith Hydro (Germany) increased
its emphasis on research and development, particularly for
pumped storage technology.46