Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station

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Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station
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Location of Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden
Official name Höljes kraftverk
Location Torsby Municipality, Värmland County
Coordinates 60°57′04″N12°32′36″E / 60.951110°N 12.543211°E / 60.951110; 12.543211 Coordinates: 60°57′04″N12°32′36″E / 60.951110°N 12.543211°E / 60.951110; 12.543211
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date 1962
Owner(s) Fortum
Operator(s) Fortum
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment dam
Impounds Klarälven
Commission date 1962
Hydraulic head 88 m
Turbines 2 Francis turbines
Installed capacity 127.8 MW
Annual generation 533 GWh

Höljes Hydroelectric Power Station (Swedish: Höljes kraftverk) is a hydroelectric power plant on the Klarälven in Torsby Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden.

Hydroelectricity electricity generated by hydropower

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower. In 2015, hydropower generated 16.6% of the world's total electricity and 70% of all renewable electricity, and was expected to increase about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years.

Klarälven river in Norway and Sweden

Klarälven is a river flowing through Norway and Sweden. Together with Göta älv, which it is called as the river has passed through the lake Vänern, thus regarded as an entity, Göta älv—Klarälven is the longest river in Scandinavia and in the Nordic countries and its Swedish part the longest river of Sweden. These two rivers also have the largest drainage basin in the same areas, 50,229 km2 (19,394 sq mi) including all the rivers that run into Vänern, of which 42,468 km2 (16,397 sq mi) is located in Sweden and 7,761 km2 (2,997 sq mi) in Norway.

Torsby Municipality Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden

Torsby Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Torsby.

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The power plant was operational in 1962. It is owned and operated by Fortum. [1]

Fortum Oyj is a Finnish state-owned energy company focusing on the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland, Russia and India. Fortum operates power plants, including co-generation plants, and generates and sells electricity and heat. The company also sells waste services such as recycling, reutilisation, final disposal solutions and soil remediation and environmental constructions services, and other energy-related services and products e.g. consultancy services for power plants and electric vehicle charging. Fortum is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange and shares the number one position in the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) Nordic climate index.

Dam

Höljes Dam is an embankment dam with the spillway on the right side.

Spillway structure for controlled release of flows from a dam or levee

A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of flows from a dam or levee into a downstream area, typically the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways ensure that the water does not overflow and damage or destroy the dam.

Power plant

The power plant contains 2 Francis turbine-generators. The total nameplate capacity is 127.8 MW. Its average annual generation is 533 GWh. The hydraulic head is 88 m. [1] [2]

Francis turbine type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts

The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine that was developed by James B. Francis in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts.

Hydraulic head specific measurement of liquid pressure above a geodetic datum

Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fortum's hydropower plants in Sweden". Fortum . Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  2. ↑ "Höljes" (in Swedish). vattenkraft.info. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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