Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant
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The Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant is a historic hydroelectric facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known as one of the country’s earliest large-scale pumped-storage power stations for balancing electricity supply and demand.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
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industrial heritage site ⓘ pumped-storage power station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Hydroelectric power stations in Germany ⓘ Industrial heritage in Germany ⓘ Pumped-storage power stations in Germany ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1930 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Arthur Koepchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridConnection | German power grid ⓘ |
| hasGeneratingUnits | 4 ⓘ |
| hasLowerReservoir | Ruhr River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
control building
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machine hall ⓘ penstocks ⓘ switchyard ⓘ upper reservoir ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
electricity storage
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grid balancing ⓘ peak load power supply ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| hasUpperReservoir | Koepchenwerk upper basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
industrial monument
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | old machine hall ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest large-scale pumped-storage plants in Germany
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pioneering facility for balancing electricity supply and demand in Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1930 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Herdecke
NERFINISHED
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North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dortmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ruhr River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernizedCapacity | 153 MW ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Koepchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | RWE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCapacity | 132 MW ⓘ |
| ownedBy | RWE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partly decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourism | guided tours available ⓘ |
| usedFor |
load balancing for the RWE grid
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supporting coal-fired power plants ⓘ |
| uses | pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ |
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