Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station (German: Kraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich) is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Enns. It is located in Garsten municipality, state of Upper Austria, Austria.
| Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station | |
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  Location of Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station in Austria | |
| Official name | Kraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich |
| Location | Garsten, Upper Austria, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°01′06″N 14°24′42″E / 48.018248°N 14.411740°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1965 |
| Opening date | 1967 |
| Owner(s) | Ennskraftwerke AG |
| Operator(s) | Ennskraftwerke AG |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Enns |
| Spillway type | Over the dam |
| Commission date | 1967 |
| Hydraulic head | 13.3 m |
| Turbines | Kaplan turbines 2 × 15.5 MW, 1 × 1.943 MW |
| Installed capacity | 35.3 MW |
| Annual generation | 157 GWh |
Construction of the power station began in 1965. It was operational in 1967. Garsten-St. Ulrich is owned and operated by Ennskraftwerke AG.[1]
Dam
editGarsten-St. Ulrich dam consists of a weir with 3 sluice gates on the left side and a machine hall (length 50 m, width 48,2 m, height 36,5 m) on the right side.[1]
Reservoir
editThe dam creates a small reservoir.
Power station
editThe power station contains 3 Kaplan turbine-generators, two with 15.5 MW each and one with 1.943 MW. The total nameplate capacity is 35.3 MW. Its average annual generation is 157 GWh. The turbines were provided by Andritz and Escher Wyss; the generators by ELIN and Wiener Starkstromwerke.[1]
The maximum hydraulic head is 13.3 m. The maximum flow for all turbines is 286 m³/s.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Laufkraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich" (in German). Verbund. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ "Kraftwerk Garsten" (in German). Ennskraftwerke AG. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
External links
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Media related to Garsten-St. Ulrich Hydroelectric Power Station at Wikimedia Commons- "Kraftwerk Garsten-St. Ulrich". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
