Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant
Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant | |
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The lower reservoir's dam | |
![]() ![]() Location of Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant in Germany | |
Official name | Pumpspeicherwerk Markersbach |
Country | Germany |
Location | Markersbach |
Coordinates | 50°31′03″N 12°52′50″E / 50.51750°N 12.88056°ECoordinates: 50°31′03″N 12°52′50″E / 50.51750°N 12.88056°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1970 |
Commission date | 1979 |
Owner(s) | Vattenfall |
Pumped-storage power station | |
Upper reservoir | Markesbach Upper |
Upper res. capacity | 6,300,000 m3 (5,107 acre·ft) (upper) |
Hydraulic head | 288 m (945 ft) |
Generating units | 6 × 174.25 MW Francis pump turbine |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 1,045 MW |
Average generation | 980 GWh |
The Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant is a hydroelectric power station utilizing pumped-storage technology in Markersbach, Germany. Planning for the power plant began in 1961, construction began in 1970 and the generators were commissioned in 1979. The power station generates electricity by moving water between an upper and lower reservoir. During periods of low energy demand, water is pumped from the lower reservoir at an elevation of 563 m (1,847 ft) to an upper reservoir at 850 m (2,789 ft). When energy demand is high, the water is released back down towards the lower reservoir and fed through six 174.25 MW reversible Francis pump turbines, the same machines that pumped the water to the upper reservoir. The installed capacity of the power plant is 1,045 MW.[1][2]
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- ↑ "Markersbach". Vattenfall. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Germany". IndustCards. Retrieved 8 January 2012.