The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is located in Grand-Est France, near Revin in the department of Ardennes and the Belgian border. The pumped storage power plant, commissioned in 1976, is owned by Électricité de France (EDF) and has a nameplate capacity of 800 megawatts (MW).[1][2] Measured by capacity, it is the third largest pumped storage power plant in France.[3]
| Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant | |
| Country | France |
| Location | Revin, Département Ardennes |
| Coordinates | 49°55′32″N 4°36′48″E / 49.92556°N 4.61333°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | 1976[1] |
| Owner | Électricité de France (EDF) |
| Upper reservoir | |
| Creates | Bassin supérieur des Marquisades |
| Total capacity | 8.5 mn m³ |
| Lower reservoir | |
| Creates | Bassin inférieur de Whitaker |
| Total capacity | 9 mn m³ |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 250[1] |
| Pump-generators | 4[1] |
| Installed capacity | 800 MW[1] |
| Annual generation | 1,000 GWh |
Characteristics
editRevin Pumped Storage Power Plant was constructed as an underground power station:[1] Four Francis turbines which are used for both generating and pumping with a capacity of 200 MW each are located in a 115 m long, 17 m wide and 16 m high cavern. Four transformers are installed on the surface to connect the generators (13 kV) to the electrical grid (400 kV).[1]
There are three reservoirs which are connected to the Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant.
| Name | Function | Dam | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Height | |||
| in metres | in metres | in mn. cubic metres | ||
| Bassin supérieur des Marquisades | Upper reservoir | 4200 | 9–18 | 8.5 |
| Bassin inférieur de Whitaker | Lower reservoir | 300 | 35 | 9 |
| Lac des Vieilles Forges | Equalizing basin | 250 | 10 | 5 |
The upper and lower reservoirs are separated by a vertical distance of 250 m.[1]
See also
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References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EDF: Carte d'identité • Groupe d'exploitation hydraulique Revin • UP Est Archived 2017-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 29 November 2014.
- ↑ DOE Energy Storage Database: Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 29 November 2014.
- ↑ Pierre Le Hir: Pomper, turbiner : l'avenir des énergies vertes in Le Monde of 11 April 2014, accessed 29 November 2014.
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