Wendefurth Power Station
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Penstocks above the Wendefurth Power Station
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 Location of Wendefurth Power Station in Germany
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| Official name | Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Wendefurth |
| Coordinates | 51°44′20″N 10°54′25″E / 51.73889°N 10.90694°ECoordinates: 51°44′20″N 10°54′25″E / 51.73889°N 10.90694°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1960 |
| Commission date | 1967 |
| Operator(s) | Vattenfall (Germany) |
| Pumped-storage power station | |
| Upper res. capacity | 2.0×106 m3 (2.0 hm3) |
| 2 x 3.4 m | |
| Lower res. capacity | 8.5×106 m3 (8.5 hm3) |
| Hydraulic head | 126 m |
| Pump-generators | 2 x 40 MW |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | F 16 Francis pump turbine |
| Nameplate capacity | 80 MW |
| Capacity factor | 13.0% |
| Annual output | 91 GW·h |
Wendefurth Power Station (German: Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water. The two have a diameter of 3.4 metres (11 ft). The two installed Francis pump turbines can deliver 80 MW. As of 2012[update] the plant has since its commissioning in 1967 produced 4,105 GWh, corresponding to an average annual production of 91 GWh.
View over the upper basin
Penstocks
Penstocks
Turbine hall
Turbine hall
Turbine hall
Turbine hall
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