Brügg hydropower plant

Brügg hydropower plant
Regulating weir Port with power station (above) and ship lock (below)
location
Coordinates	586212  /  218 672 coordinates: 47 ° 7 '8 "  N , 7 ° 15' 25"  O ; CH1903:  586212  /  218 672
country	Switzerland  Bern
place	Brügg
Waters	Aare
Height upstream	422  m above sea level M.
power plant
owner	Bielersee Kraftwerk AG
Start of planning	1983
construction time	1993-1996
Start of operation	1995
technology
Bottleneck performance	5.2 megawatts
Average height of fall	219 m
Standard work capacity	25 million kWh / year
Turbines	2 × bulb turbine
Others
Website	bielerseekraftwerke.ch
was standing	2020

The Brügg hydropower plant is a run-of-river power plant on the Nidau-Büren Canal in the municipality of Brügg in the canton of Bern , which processes water from the Aare .

The project for a power plant to utilize the gradient at the Port Regulier weir was first suggested in 1983, but could only be carried out after the weir had been rehabilitated, which was completed in 1992. The construction of the power plant lasted from spring 1992 to spring 1996. The plant was commissioned in 1995.

The mean annual production of the plant operated by Bielersee Kraftwerk AG is 21 million kWh , which is generated with two bulb turbines . The two generators of the power plant can together deliver a maximum of 3.6 MW.

Together with the power plant, a fish ladder was built with a device for video observation of the fish.

See also

• List of hydropower plants in Switzerland

Web links

• Brügg. Bielersee Kraftwerke, accessed on May 18, 2020 (official website of the operator). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Federal Office of Energy (Ed.): Statistics of the hydropower plants in Switzerland . January 1, 2020 ( admin.ch ).