Wendefurth Power Station () is a

pumped-storage hydroelectric Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing (electrical power), load balancing. A PSH system stores energy i ...

power station on the reservoir of the

Wendefurth Dam The Wendefurth Dam () near Wendefurth in the Harz is one of the dams downstream of the Rappbode Dam, that provides flood protection as well as impounding the River Bode to provide the lower reservoir for the Wendefurth Power Station. In addition ...

near

Wendefurth Wendefurth is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of Thale district of Landkreis Harz, Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of Altenbrak which was incorporated into Thale. Geographical loc ...

in the

Harz mountains The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a Mittelgebirge, highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The nam ...

of central

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water.''Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth''
at www.ipernity.com. Accessed on 15 Apr 2011. The two

penstocks A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is of Scots origin, and was inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds ...

have a diameter of . The two installed Francis pump turbines can deliver 80 MW. the plant has since its commissioning in 1967 produced 4,105 GWh, corresponding to an average annual production of 91 GWh.

Gallery

File:Oberbecken_pumpspeicherwerk_wendefurth.jpg, View over the upper basin File:Harz Talsperre-Wendefurth.jpg, Penstocks File:Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth Einstein.jpg, Penstocks File:Pumpspeicherwerk_Wendefurth_Turbinenhalle_1.JPG, Turbine hall File:Pumpspeicherwerk_Wendefurth_Turbinenhalle_2.JPG, Turbine hall File:Pumpspeicherwerk_Wendefurth_Turbinenhalle_3.JPG, Turbine hall File:Pumpspeicherwerk_Wendefurth_Turbinenhalle_4.JPG, Turbine hall

References

External links

''Das Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth''
at www.ruebeland.com. Description and map. {{in lang, de Energy infrastructure completed in 1967 Dams in the Harz Buildings and structures in Harz (district) Hydroelectric power stations in Germany Pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations in Germany