Birsfelden hydroelectric plant

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Birsfelden hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Bezirk Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Birsfelden hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1955[2] 100 MW[1] 4 x 25 MW[3] Conventional storage[1] Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) [50%]; Canton of Basel-Landschaft [25%]; Cooperative Elektra Birseck (EMB) [15%]; Coorperative Elektra Baselland (EBL) [10%][4] Kraftwerk Birsfelden AG (KWB)[5]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Birsfelden hydroelectric plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bezirk Arlesheim, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland[6] 47.5599, 7.6264 (exact)[6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220624194347/https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/energie/MapServer/ch.bfe.statistik-wasserkraftanlagen/109700/extendedHtmlPopup?lang=en. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220624210628/https://www.alpiq.com/power-generation/hydropower-plants/projects/nant-de-drance. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203194813/https://www.kw-birsfelden.ch/de/technik/turbinen/. Archived from the original on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203193502/https://www.kw-birsfelden.ch/de/unternehmen/aktiengesellschaft/. Archived from the original on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221203200933/https://www.kw-birsfelden.ch/de/unternehmen/organisation/. Archived from the original on 03 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220616204351/https://ld.geo.admin.ch/energy/hydropowerplant/109700. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)