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Take a look behind the scenes of Austrias and Bavarias largest hydropower electricity producer
Owner | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
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Operator | Grenzkraftwerke GmbH |
Commissioning | 1954 |
Type | Run-of-river power plant |
Country | Germany, Austria |
Region | Bavaria, Upper Austria |
Waters | Inn |
Output | 100 MW |
Annual output | 550,000 MWh |
Turbine | Kaplan |
Connectivity | Fish bypass under construction |
Owner | Österreichisch-Bayerische Kraftwerke AG |
---|---|
Operator | Grenzkraftwerke GmbH |
Commissioning | 1954 |
Type | Run-of-river power plant |
Country | Germany, Austria |
Region | Bavaria, Upper Austria |
Waters | Inn |
Output | 100 MW |
Annual output | 550,000 MWh |
Turbine | Kaplan |
Connectivity | Fish bypass under construction |
The construction of a fish bypass at the Braunau-Simbach power plant is currently being planned.
At the beginning of 2017, a number of ecological measures were completed at the Braunau-Simbach site. The existing bank protection was removed over a length of almost 400 metres and a flat bank created. Some of the trees and bushes to be removed were replaced as rough or structured trees on the emerging flat bank. This can result in small, sustainable bays which, in combination with the deadwood structure, form valuable habitats for juvenile fish and present formative, near-natural landscape elements. In the area where the bank was removed, it must be considered that the bank will change morphologically during flooding and give rise to dynamic bank zones with a continuous transition between wetland and river.
The plant group of the border power plants was certified under ISO 14001 for the first time at the end of 2017. The power plants on the rivers Inn and Danube in the border area between Austria and Germany not only fulfil the statutory requirements but also focus on high environmental standards and technical innovations. Goals include the efficient use of hydropower and a balance between economy and ecology. The effectiveness and benefit of the environmental management system are mainly the responsibility of our employees, who undergo constant training and development in this area.
Wherever ecologically valuable and technically feasible, VERBUND has set itself the goal of guaranteeing the continuity of flow for domestic fish and aquatic life at the locations of its hydropower plants. By 2025, VERBUND will invest 280 million euros on the implementation of fish bypasses and other ecological structural measures.