Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station
The Tyssedal Power Station (Tyssedal kraftanlegg) is a hydroelectric power station and museum located in Tyssedal in the municipality Odda in Vestland, Norway. The station was designed by architect Thorvald Astrup. It started production in 1906 and operated at a combined installed capacity of 100 MW from 1918, with an average annual production of 700 GWh. The plant was protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 2000, and is part of the Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry.[1] The power station was added to the list of priority technical and industrial cultural heritage by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.
| Tyssedal Hydroelectric Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Tyssedal kraftverk | |
| Official name | Tyssedal kraftverk |
| Country | Norway |
| Location | Tyssedal |
| Coordinates | 60°07′17″N 6°33′20″E |
| Status | Museum |
| Opening date | 1906 |
| Demolition date | 1989 |
| Owner(s) | Tyssefaldene (-1989) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 426×106 m3 (0.426 km3) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 400 m |
| Installed capacity | 100 MW |
| Capacity factor | 80.0% |
| Annual generation | 700 GW·h |
The five penstocks
It is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH).
References
- Rosvold, Knut A. "Tyssedal kraftanlegg". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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