Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant

Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant
The lower reservoir's dam
Official name Pumpspeicherwerk Markersbach
Country Germany
Location Markersbach
Coordinates 50°31′03″N 12°52′50″E / 50.51750°N 12.88056°E / 50.51750; 12.88056Coordinates: 50°31′03″N 12°52′50″E / 50.51750°N 12.88056°E / 50.51750; 12.88056
Status Operational
Construction began 1970
Commission date 1979
Owner(s) Vattenfall
Pumped-storage power station
Upper reservoir Markesbach Upper
Upper res. capacity 6,300,000 m3 (5,107 acre⋅ft) (upper)
Hydraulic head 288 m (945 ft)
Generating units 6 × 174.25 MW Francis pump turbine
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 1,045 MW
Annual net output 980 GWh

The Markersbach Pumped Storage Power Plant is a hydroelectric power station utilizing pumped-storage technology in Markersbach, Germany. Planning for the power plant began in 1961, construction began in 1970 and the generators were commissioned in 1979. The power station generates electricity by moving water between an upper and lower reservoir. During periods of low energy demand, water is pumped from the lower reservoir at an elevation of 563 m (1,847 ft) to an upper reservoir at 850 m (2,789 ft). When energy demand is high, the water is released back down towards the lower reservoir and fed through six 174.25 MW reversible Francis pump turbines, the same machines that pumped the water to the upper reservoir. The installed capacity of the power plant is 1,045 MW.[1][2]

A panorama of the upper reservoir

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Markersbach". Vattenfall. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Germany". IndustCards. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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