Hydroelectric power plants in Bavaria
There are around 4200 hydropower plants in Bavaria (as of 2016). These have a total capacity of around 2.9 gigawatts.
| Expansion capacity in kilowatts | number |
|---|---|
| 0 - 9 | 913 |
| 10 - 24 | 1,302 |
| 25 - 49 | 793 |
| 50-99 | 454 |
| 100 - 499 | 428 |
| 500 - 999 | 72 |
| 1,000-4,999 | 122 |
| 5,000-9,999 | 46 |
| more than 10,000 | 67 |
For comparison: the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant had a net output of 1.275 gigawatts, modern water wheels had an output between 2 and 18 kilowatts.
The average annual electrical energy requirement of a household is around 3900 kWh .
List of power plants with more than 10 megawatts
Around 67 hydropower plants in Bavaria have an expansion capacity of more than 10 megawatts.
| Surname | Type |
River system |
|---|---|---|
| Obernach | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Walchensee power plant | Storage power plant | Isar |
| Kachlet | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Egglfing-Obernberg | Run-of-river power plant | Inn |
| Muhltal | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Aufkirchen | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Eiting | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Pfrombach | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Uppenborn 1 | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Uppenborn 2 | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Altheim | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Niederaichbach | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Gumming | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Bertoldsheim | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Bittenbrunn | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Bergheim | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Ingolstadt | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Vohburg | Run-of-river power plant | Danube |
| Dingolfing | Storage power plant | Isar |
| Landau | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Ettling | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Softly | Run-of-river power plant | Isar |
| Nussdorf | Run-of-river power plant | Inn |
| Ering-Frauenstein | Run-of-river power plant | Inn |
| Horseheads | Storage power plant | Lech |
| Prem | Run-of-river power plant | Lech |
| Origin | Run-of-river power plant | Lech |
| Happurg | pumped storage power plant | |
| Langenprozelten | pumped storage power plant | |
| Dance mill | pumped storage power plant | Pfreimd / Naab / Danube |
| Reisach | pumped storage power plant | Pfreimd / Naab / Danube |
Micro hydropower plants
Most very small hydropower plants are turbine plants. However, these are controversial because they often represent a significant interference in a stream or river system, despite the low energy yield, and are difficult for fish to pass. However, there are also more environmentally friendly micro hydropower plants such as hydropower screws and water wheels .
Hydropower screws
| Surname | place |
|---|---|
| Stadtbachstufe | Munich |
| Gugelmühle | Wassertrüdingen |
| Kiefersfelden water snail | Kiefersfelden |
| Rödermühle Diebach | Hammelburg |
| Klostermühle Rotter | Pforzen |
| Copper mill | Lohr |
Water wheels
| Surname | place |
|---|---|
| Rödermühle Diebach | Hammelburg |
| Old Mill | Biberach |
| Hessenmühle | Marktheidenfeld |
See also
- List of hydropower plants on the Isar
- List of main barrages
- Hydroelectric power plants on the Inn
- Hydroelectric power plants on the Lech
- Use of hydropower along the Wertach
- List of hydropower plants in Germany
Web links
- Bavarian State Office for the Environment
- Overview of the hydropower plants operated by E.ON.
- Hydroelectric power plants of Stadtwerke München
- Bund Naturschutz: Overview of hydropower in Bavaria (PDF; 2.4 MB)
- Hydro power - energy from the cool water . In: Energy Atlas Bavaria
- EEG systems in Bavaria
- Association of Hydroelectric Power Plants in Bavaria V. (VWB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data - LfU Bavaria. Retrieved September 20, 2019 .