Pitlochry Hydroelectric Power Station
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 41 ′ 57 ″ N , 3 ° 44 ′ 25 ″ W | ||
| Waters | Bustle | ||
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| power | 15,000 kW | ||
| Project start | 1947 | ||
| Start of operations | 1950 | ||
| turbine | 2 × Kaplan turbine | ||
The Pitlochry Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the River Tummel in the Scottish village of Pitlochry in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 2000, the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The use of the pool is one of the early projects in Scotland to generate energy from hydropower after the end of the Second World War . From 1943, the architects and engineers Reginald Fairlie , James Shearer and Harold Ogle Tarbolton led the development, which included several hydropower plants along the Tummels, of which the Pitlochry hydropower plant forms the lowest level. The Tummel hydropower plant and the Rannoch hydropower plant belong to the same project. Construction work began in 1947. Tarbolton died that same year. The power plant went into operation in December 1950.
description
The power plant, designed in the style of classic modernism , is located on the southern edge of Pitlochry. It is unusual that the turbine hall is structurally integrated into the dam, which Loch Faskally damms along the Tummel. With a crown height of 15 meters, it is the lowest dam along the Tummel. It consists of prefabricated concrete elements. A pedestrian bridge, which can also be used by the general population, runs above the crown. The east-facing main facade of the turbine hall is four axes wide. Unadorned pilasters divide the facade vertically. The west facade, however, is six axes wide.
The power plant uses two Kaplan turbines , each with a capacity of 7500 kW. The power plant has a fish ladder to protect the salmon population in the pool . It is unusual that the stairs at the power station have a viewing window through which the laughing movement can be observed. At the Pitlochry power station, no electrical discharge is visible above ground. This takes place underground to the nearby Clunie hydropower station , from where the electricity is distributed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Pitlochry Hydroelectric Power Station in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- ↑ Information from the operator, p. 19.
Web links
- Entry on Pitlochry Hydroelectric Power Station in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database