Wendefurth Power Station

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.

Wendefurth Power Station
Penstocks above the Wendefurth Power Station
Official name	Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth
Country	Germany
Location	Wendefurth
Coordinates	51°44′20″N 10°54′25″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1960
Opening date	1967 (1967)
Operator(s)	Vattenfall (Germany)
Upper reservoir
Total capacity	2.0×10^6 m3 (2.0 hm3)
Lower reservoir
Total capacity	8.5×10^6 m3 (8.5 hm3)
Power Station
Hydraulic head	126 m
Pump-generators	2 x 40 MW
Installed capacity	80 MW
Capacity factor	13.0%
Annual generation	91 GW·h

The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water.^[1] The two penstocks 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 electricity, corresponding to an average annual production of 91 GWh.^[2]

Gallery

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  View over the upper basin
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  Penstocks
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  Penstocks
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  Turbine hall
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  Turbine hall
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  Turbine hall
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  Turbine hall