Älvkarleby power station

Älvkarleby power station
location
Coordinates	60 ° 33 '49 "  N , 17 ° 26' 31"  E Coordinates: 60 ° 33 '49 "  N , 17 ° 26' 31"  E
country	Sweden
place	Uppsala Province
Waters	Dalälven
power plant
owner	Vattenfall
operator	Vattenfall
Start of operation	1915
technology
Bottleneck performance	125 megawatts
Average height of fall	23 m
Expansion flow	420 m³ / s
Standard work capacity	510 million kWh / year
Turbines	5 Francis , 1 Kaplan turbine
Others

The Älvkarleby power plant is a run-of-river power plant in the village of Älvkarleby , Uppsala County , Sweden , which dams the Dalälven . Around eight kilometers downstream, the Dalälven flows into the Baltic Sea .

The power plant went into operation in 1915. It is owned by Vattenfall and operated by Vattenfall.

Barrier structure

The barrier structure consists of a concrete gravity dam . The weir system with the flood relief is located approx. 300 m upstream from the power plant.

power plant

The Älvkarleby power plant has an installed capacity of 125 MW with five Francis and one Kaplan turbines . The average annual production is 510 million kWh . The fall height is 23 m. The maximum flow is 420 m³ / s.

The power station and the dam were renewed from 1988 to 1991; In addition, an additional Kaplan turbine was installed, increasing the installed capacity from the original 70 to 125 MW.

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Sweden

Web links

Commons : Älvkarleby power plant  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pionjärverken. Vattenfall , accessed on June 1, 2016 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Älvkarleby. vattenkraft.info, accessed June 1, 2016 (Swedish). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Älvkarleby hydropower plant. Vattenfall , accessed June 1, 2016 . 
3. ↑ NOT IN RETIREMENT FOR A LONG TIME. Vattenfall, accessed June 1, 2016 .