Kahlenberg hydropower plant

Kahlenberg hydropower plant
	location
Coordinates	51 ° 25 '18 " N , 6 ° 52' 32" E 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
	technology
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
	Others
Fish way	Fish lock
Associated weir	Ruhrwehr Kahlenberg; and Broicher Schlagd
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

Seen from the underwater side - in the foreground: the Broicher Schlagd
The return pumping station
Ruhrwehr Kahlenberg, the 1st barrage
Broicher Schlagd, the 2nd barrage
Panorama of the Broicher Schlagd with the hydroelectric power station
Power plant and house Ruhrnatur

Web links

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