Waldeck Pumped Storage Station (in German: Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Waldeck) is one of the largest pumped storage power stations in Germany. It is located in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district in the municipality Edertal near the town Waldeck in the northern part of the state Hesse and is owned by German electric utility E.ON.
| Waldeck Pumped Storage Station | |
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 Power house of Waldeck I | |
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| Official name | Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Waldeck |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Waldeck, Hesse |
| Coordinates | 51°10′05″N 009°02′44″E / 51.16806°N 9.04556°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1931, 1974 |
| Owner | E.ON |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 623 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The power station consists of two parts with a common lower reservoir (Affoldener See).
| Reservoirs: Edersee, Waldeck I Upper Reservoir, Waldeck II Upper Reservoir, Affoldener See | Power stations: Hemfurth Power Station, Waldeck I Power Station, Waldeck II Power Station, Affoldern Power Station |
Waldeck I
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Waldeck I was commissioned in 1931 and has currently an installed capacity of 143 MW.[1] Water is stored in the Waldeck I Upper Reservoir which has a volume of 0.7 mn m³.
Waldeck II
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Waldeck II was commissioned in 1974 and has currently an installed capacity of 480 MW.[1] Water is stored in the Waldeck II Upper Reservoir which has a volume of 4.4 mn m³. Waldeck II is built as an underground power station, its machinery is located in a large cavern.
It was planned to extend Waldeck II with an additional turbine of 300 MW.[2][3] This project is postponed at some indefinite future date because (according to E.ON) new pumped storage stations are not profitable in Germany.[3][4]
Electrical substation
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Waldeck I and II have a common electrical substation. Waldeck I is connected to the 110 kV electrical grid of Avacon.[1] Waldeck II is connected to the 380 kV electrical grid of TenneT TSO.[1]
Peterskopfbahn
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A funicular called Peterskopfbahn runs in parallel to the penstocks between the upper reservoir and power house of Waldeck I. The funicular is publicly accessible between Easter and October.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Federal Network Agency: List of power stations in Germany.
- ^ E.ON: E.ON plans to enlarge Waldeck 2 pumped-storage hydroelectric station, 2010-12-23.
- ^ a b Martin Rau (E.ON): Extension of Pumped Storage Plant Waldeck 2 in Northern Hesse / Germany.
- ^ HNA: Edersee: Neues Kraftwerk wird vorerst nicht gebaut, 2012-10-05.
- ^ Standseilbahn E.ON Kraftwerke.
External links
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Media related to Waldeck Pumped Storage Station at Wikimedia Commons