Kraftwerk Birsfelden — Architecture in Basel

Kraftwerk Birsfelden

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About Kraftwerk Birsfelden

In the early to mid-1900s, unstable economic situations in Switzerland and the surrounding area hindered the efforts to supply the requisite electrical demands. During the Second World War the demands increased; in 1942 a concrete plan fell into stable hands. However it was not until 1950, that the project put forth by Hans Hofmann was accepted. On 29 August 1950, the power plant with four turbines was born and became operational in 1954. Today the power station in Birsfelden produces 17% of the total energy needs of the greater Basel region. It is the largest of 12 hydropower plants between the Bodensee (Lake Konstanz) and the Basel border, and the largest in Switzerland. The four turbines annually produce an average of 565 gigawatt hours of energy. There are no environmental risks and it is all renewable energy. A principios y mediados del siglo pasado, la inestable situación económica de Suiza y sus alrededores dificultó los esfuerzos por abastecer la demanda eléctrica necesaria. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial las demandas aumentaron; en 1942 un plan concreto cayó en manos estables. Sin embargo, no fue hasta 1950 cuando se aceptó el proyecto presentado por Hans Hofmann. El 29 de agosto de 1950 nació la central con cuatro turbinas, que entró en funcionamiento en 1954. En la actualidad, la central de Birsfelden produce el 17% de las necesidades energéticas totales de la gran región de Basilea. Es la mayor de las 12 centrales hidroeléctricas situadas entre el Bodensee (lago de Constanza) y la frontera de Basilea, y la mayor de Suiza. Las cuatro turbinas producen anualmente una media de 565 gigavatios hora de energía. No hay riesgos medioambientales y toda la energía es renovable. The fact that the energy plant could not be built until a lock installation for the water traffic between Basel and Augst was constructed explains, to a certain degree, the delay.

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