| Wendefurth Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| Year of completion: | 1967 |
| No. of turbines: | 2x40 MW |
| Nominal power output: | 80 MW |
| Penstock (ø): | 3.4 m |
| Average drop: | 126 m |
| Upper Reservoir | |
| Surface area: | 0,26 km² |
| Dam height: | 22 m |
| Reservoir volume: | 2.0 million m³ |
| Lower Reservoir | |
| Total storage volume: | 8.5 million m³ |
Wendefurth Power Station (German: Pumpspeicherwerk Wendefurth) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station on the reservoir of the Wendefurth Dam near Wendefurth in the Harz mountains of central Germany.
The power station has an upper reservoir on the mountain top which stores the water.[1] The two penstocks (Fallrohre) have a diameter of 3.4 m. The installed turbine performance is 80 MW. The pumped-storage facility was built in 1967.