Kraftwerk Heimbach - Heimbach - NRW / Germany - Hydroelectric Power Stations on Waymarking.com

Infos from the official tourism website:
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EN:
"The Heimbach power plant is located in Heimbach in the Nordeifel region and was put into operation in 1905. The hydroelectric power station draws its water from the Urfttalsperre over the Kermeter tunnel, which passes 110 m above the power station into two pressure pipes.

The power station is still operating today. The original equipment with eight Francis turbines, each of which propelled its own generator to 1,500 kilowatts, was in operation for almost 70 years. The turbines were taken out of operation in 1975 and replaced by two new machines with higher efficiency. Since then the plant has an installed capacity of 16,000 kilowatts to cover peak load. Some of the old machines still remain in place, as the new power generators use less space. "

Operational: yes Type of power station: Conventional (dams) Operator: RWE Visitor center: no Date built: 01/01/1904 Generation capacity: 16,000 kilowatts Type of turbine: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
For posting a log to an existing waymark, you will need to post a unique picture of the power station. If is not open to the public, please do not enter private property. A picture from the distance is sufficent. If it's possible to enter the machine hall, a picture of it would be nice. Please add some additional informations if possible.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log   03/23/2018 Der Eifelaner visited it