DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr RegionEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHerdeckeKoepchenwerk Hydroelectric Power Station
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr RegionEnnepe-Ruhr-KreisHerdeckeKoepchenwerk Hydroelectric Power Station
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Koepchenwerk Hydroelectric Power Station
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Schwerte-Radler
October 22, 2024
Cycling
The Koepchenwerk is a historic pumped storage power plant on the Hengsteysee in Herdecke, which was put into operation in 1930. It is considered one of the first large pumped storage power plants in Germany and was named after the engineer Arthur Koepchen, who developed the idea for this type of electricity storage. The power plant was designed to use excess electricity in times of low demand to pump water into a higher storage basin. When energy demand increased, this water could then be fed back through turbines to generate additional electricity.
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GolfOWL
February 10, 2025
Cycling
Attention - cyclists must dismount here (it gets crowded, especially on weekends)
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