| Riksheimdal utilizes the water between an existing water reservoir and an old small-hydro power plant.
Voith Siemens Hydro was awarded the turnkey contract, including 3 000 m of penstock and a power house. Together with Nord-Trondelag Energiverk (NTE), Voith Siemens Hydro installed a state-of-the-art electro-mechanical package and an innovative power house. As the original impression of the landscape had to be preserved, the power house was built as a traditional timber log house with a grass roof which blends into the surrounding area. The highly optimized iron penstock was laid in a trench covered by soil, and will thus be invisible to local trekkers.
Technical data:
Net head: 380 m
2 jet horizontal Pelton turbines
4.6 MW turbine output
5.0 MVA generator output
Commissioning date: December 2003
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