Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant

The Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant is located in northern France, near Revin in the department of Ardennes and the Belgian border. The pumped storage power plant, commissioned in 1976, is owned by Électricité de France (EDF) and has a nameplate capacity of 800 megawatts (MW).[1][2] Measured by capacity, it is the third largest pumped storage power plant in France.[3]

Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant
CountryFrance
LocationRevin, Département Ardennes
Coordinates49°55′32″N 4°36′48″E
StatusOperational
Opening date1976[1]
Owner(s)Électricité de France (EDF)
Upper reservoir
CreatesBassin supérieur des Marquisades
Total capacity8.5 mn m³
Lower reservoir
CreatesBassin inférieur de Whitaker
Total capacity9 mn m³
Power Station
Hydraulic head250[1]
Pump-generators4[1]
Installed capacity800 MW[1]
Annual generation1,000 GWh

Characteristics

Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant was constructed as an underground power station:[1] Four Francis turbines which are used for both generating and pumping with a capacity of 200 MW each are located in a 115 m long, 17 m wide and 16 m high cavern. Four transformers are installed on the surface to connect the generators (13 kV) to the electrical grid (400 kV).[1]

There are three reservoirs which are connected to the Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant.

Dams and reservoirs of the Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant[1]
NameFunctionDamCapacity
LengthHeight
in metresin metresin mn. cubic metres
Bassin supérieur des Marquisades Upper reservoir 4200 9–18 8.5
Bassin inférieur de Whitaker Lower reservoir 300 35 9
Lac des Vieilles Forges Equalizing basin 250 10 5

The upper and lower reservoirs are separated by a vertical distance of 250 m.[1]

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See also

References
  1. EDF: Carte d'identité • Groupe d'exploitation hydraulique Revin • UP Est, accessed 29 November 2014.
  2. DOE Energy Storage Database: Revin Pumped Storage Power Plant Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 29 November 2014.
  3. Pierre Le Hir: Pomper, turbiner : l'avenir des énergies vertes in Le Monde of 11 April 2014, accessed 29 November 2014.


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