Wendefurth Power Station (German: Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
Wendefurth Power Station | |
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Official name | Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth |
Country | Germany |
Location | Wendefurth |
Coordinates | 51°44′20″N 10°54′25″E / 51.73889°N 10.90694°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1960 |
Opening date | 1967 |
Operator(s) | Vattenfall (Germany) |
Upper reservoir | |
Total capacity | 2.0×10 6 m3 (2.0 hm3) |
Lower reservoir | |
Total capacity | 8.5×10 6 m3 (8.5 hm3) |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 126 m |
Pump-generators | 2 x 40 MW |
Installed capacity | 80 MW |
Capacity factor | 13.0% |
Annual generation | 91 GW·h |
The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water.[1] The two penstocks have a diameter of 3.4 metres (11 ft). The two installed Francis pump turbines can deliver 80 MW. As of 2012[update] the plant has since its commissioning in 1967 produced 4,105 GWh, corresponding to an average annual production of 91 GWh.[2]
Gallery
- View over the upper basin
- Penstocks
- Penstocks
- Turbine hall
- Turbine hall
- Turbine hall
- Turbine hall
References
External links
- Das Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth at www.ruebeland.com. Description and map. (in German)
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