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Schneller Graben Hydroelectric Power Plant

Schneller Graben Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Schneller Graben Hydroelectric Power Plant

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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Jamatoja aus Hannover 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🍀

April 2, 2021

2021 - The 'Schneller Graben' hydropower plant celebrates its 100th birthday. It has been in operation without interruption since 1921 and even with a fair amount of original components. Enercity also offers guided tours here.

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Danny & Kalle

February 24, 2019

Strom vom Schnellen Graben: For almost a century, the three-meter incline and the water supply of the leash have been used here to generate energy. The WKW Schneller Graben reliably supplies around 1,500 households with electricity today.
As early as 1885, the idea of using the weir at the Schnelle Graben with its three-meter gradient for energy production came to Hannover for the first time. 35 years later - fuel was scarce and expensive in the aftermath of the First World War - the plan became a reality. On 11 March 1920 it was decided to build the hydroelectric power plant, on 3 November 1921 it went into operation. At that time, 2.6 million kilowatt hours could be generated annually and fed into the network of the municipal electricity utility. Today, the two Francis shaft turbines produce around 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year for enercity - efficient, consumption-oriented, regenerative and reliable.
Source (enercity.de)

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Jürgen aus Hannover

October 28, 2020

Hydroelectric power station Schneller Graben. A wonderful hydroelectric power station, the hiking trail goes right by.

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Jimi

September 1, 2019

In good weather, there is a lot going on here.

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DANΨ

March 13, 2022

Oh, the name "Rapid Dig" is actually the official one? Learned something again

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Schneller Graben Hydroelectric Power Plant

1. View of Maschsee – Maschsee North Shore loop from Altenbekener Damm

2. Maschsee North Shore – View of Maschsee loop from Hannover-Leinhausen

3. View of Maschsee – Maschsee North Shore loop from Schlägerstraße

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