Headrace tunnels at Tiwag - Experience, examples, existing tunnels and projects under consideration / Erfahrungen, Beispiele, Bestand und Neubauüberlegungen zu Triebwasserwegen der Tiwag
Author(s): |
Paul Bonapace
Bernhard Hofer |
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Medium: | journal article |
Language(s): | English, German |
Published in: | Geomechanics and Tunnelling, 2015, n. 1, v. 8 |
Page(s): | 35-49 |
DOI: | 10.1002/geot.201400054 |
Abstract: |
The Tiroler Wasserkraft AG (Tiwag) currently operates eleven large hydropower stations (>8 MW) and more than 30 smaller plants (< 5 MW) generating electricity for commercial consumption. Most of the larger stations are storage schemes in the high mountains, intended to be able to balance the opposing seasonal supply and demand situation in the Alps and current fluctuations in the network. The headrace tunnels and penstocks of the high-pressure power stations of Tiwag are some of the most highly loaded of their type in the world. Great emphasis is placed on sustainable use and low maintenance costs, starting with the construction. Some stations have already been in operation for more than 60 years. This article describes the experience with the headrace tunnels of some of the larger hydropower stations. |
Keywords: |
headrace tunnel power plant power plast shaft penstocks power plant operation
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