Einsal hydropower plant
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 19 '14 " N , 7 ° 38' 47" E | |
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Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
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| place | Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde | |
| Waters | Lenne | |
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| owner | Walzwerke Einsal GmbH | |
| operator | Walzwerke Einsal GmbH | |
| Start of operation | 1635, renovation 1998 | |
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| Bottleneck performance | 0.4 megawatts | |
| Average height of fall |
4.5 m | |
| Standard work capacity | 2.4 million kWh / year | |
| Turbines | 2 Francis turbines | |
| Generators | 2 | |
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The Einsal hydropower plant is located on the Lenne in the Einsal district of Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde on the premises of Walzwerke Einsal GmbH , with parts of the Mühlgraben running under its premises. Water from the Lenne has been used by the rolling mills to generate energy for over 350 years. While an iron hammer with a mill wheel used to be operated in the past, a quarter of the electricity required for operation is generated in the hydropower plant itself.
In 1997 it was modernized. The electricity is generated with the help of two Francis turbines and two generators from Flender Loher .
Web links
- EnergieAgentur.NRW: Einsal hydropower plant produces environmentally friendly electricity
- Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV: Einsal hydropower plant / North Rhine-Westphalia
- Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV: Technical data of the Einsal hydropower plant
Individual evidence
- ↑ Susanne Fischer-Bolz: Rolling mills rely on hydropower - Many hurdles in climate protection , Meinerzhagener Zeitung of October 17, 2019