Baldeney hydropower plant
Baldeney hydropower plant | ||
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Coordinates | 51 ° 23 '50 " N , 7 ° 0' 4" E | |
country | Germany / NRW | |
place | Food - Bredeney | |
Waters | Dysentery | |
power plant | ||
owner | RWE | |
operator | RWE Innogy | |
construction time | 1931-1933 | |
Start of operation | June 22, 1933 | |
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Average height of fall |
8.7 m | |
Expansion flow | 140 m³ / s | |
Standard work capacity | 26.7 million kWh / year | |
Turbines | two Kaplan turbines a 5000 kW, another with 1000 kW | |
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Associated weir | Weir of the Baldeneysee | |
Website | RWE website | |
was standing | 19th May 2016 |
The hydropower plant Baldeney is a hydropower plant in Essen district Bredeney on Roller Dam of Baldeneysees . It is operated by RWE Innogy .
history
The Baldeneysee was built from 1930 and was primarily intended to purify water in the Ruhr . However, from the beginning there was interest in using water power as an energy source. The hydropower plant, which was built for Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (RWE) between 1931 and 1933, was integrated into the steel roller weir on the northern bank.
power plant
With the congestion target of 51.75 meters, a fall height of 8.7 meters is achieved. The average flow rate is 140 m³ / s, the normal energy is 26.7 million kWh (26.7 GWh) per year. The two Kaplan turbines each have a maximum output of 5000 kW, another Kaplan pump is available as a return pumping station with 8 m³ / s, but can also be used to provide an additional 1000 kW output. The feed-in power is normally 9.2 MW.
The Baldeney hydropower plant is the largest of its kind on the Ruhr. Further downstream are the Kettwig run-of-river power station and upstream the Hohenstein and Hengstey power stations and the Stiftsmühle .
From May to October 2016, the power plant will be modernized by RWE with an investment of half a million euros.
The power station is part of the Route of Industrial Culture and can be visited from time to time.
Web links
- Description of all locations on this themed route as part of the Route of Industrial Culture
- The operator RWE Innogy to the power plant
- Ruhrverband to the Baldeney power plant
- Interior shots by Günter Pilger