Kahlenberg hydropower plant
Kahlenberg hydropower plant | ||
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Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '18 " N , 6 ° 52' 32" E | |
country | Germany / NRW | |
place | Mülheim an der Ruhr | |
Waters | Dysentery | |
Kilometers of water | km 13 (approx.) | |
Height upstream | 36.87 m above sea level NHN | |
power plant | ||
operator | RWW | |
Start of planning | 1922 | |
construction time | 1924-1925 | |
Start of operation | 1926 | |
Listed since | 17th January 1990 | |
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Average height of fall |
4.95 m | |
Expansion flow | 105 m³ / s | |
Standard work capacity | 20 million kWh / year | |
Turbines | a Francis turbine two Kaplan turbines |
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Others | ||
Fish way | Fish lock | |
Associated weir |
Ruhrwehr Kahlenberg and Broicher Schlagd |
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Associated lock | Ruhr lock Mülheim | |
Website | Page at RWW | |
was standing | June 19, 2008 |
The Kahlenberg hydropower plant is one of two run-of-river power plants in Mülheim an der Ruhr . The power plant is located in the Altstadt I district a good 13 kilometers from where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine . It is located on the lock canal between the Dohn island with the Broicher Schlagd and the lock island of the Ruhr lock Mülheim .
The power plant
The run-of-river power plant operated by the Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerkgesellschaft is equipped with a Francis double-chamber turbine (60 m³ / s) and two Kaplan turbines (45 m³ / s and 27 m³ / s). With a drop height of 4.95 meters, it has an average annual work capacity of 20 million kilowatt hours . This generation of environmentally friendly electricity avoids around 18,000 tons of CO 2 compared to conventional production . The power plant supplies the Styrum waterworks and the Dohne waterworks with electricity, which makes up 15% of RWW's energy needs.
The Kahlenberg return pumping station , which was built later, is located right next to the power station .
history
In 1924, work began on the power station in order to supply the Styrum and Dohne waterworks with energy autonomously. Back then, after the First World War, coal was scarce as an energy supplier because it had to be given to France and Belgium as reparations . According to the plans of the architects Arthur Pfeifer and Hans Großmann , who designed many buildings in Mülheim, the building made of Ruhr sandstone was completed in 1925.
The hydropower plant is now fully automated, is operated by the Styrum waterworks and is the theme of the route of industrial culture .
gallery
Power plant and house Ruhrnatur
Web links
- Description of all locations on this themed route as part of the Route of Industrial Culture
- Description of the hydropower plant on the list of monuments of the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr