Markersbach Dam

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Markersbach Pumped Storag Plant in Saxony with a capacity of 1050 MW is the second largest pumped storage plant in Germany and its the largest hydropower plant of its kind in Europe. It had been constructed between 1970 and 1981 near Markersbach in the Erz Mountains.

Client	Vattenfall Europe Generation AG / Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH
Location	Markersbach, Raschau-Markersbach, Germany
Period	2011 - 2014

Capacity (or other main technical data – not extensive):

Main Data

Reservoir 6,47 Mio. m³
Dam height above foundation max. 26 m
Crest length approx.. 2590 m
Asphalt conrete cealing

Four Test Areas:

Length along the dam crest aspprox. 25 m each

Services provided

Ex:

LP 1 to 9 HOAI and local site supervision:

Design of structural framework
Design of electromechanical equipment
Geotechnical services
Asphalt hydraulic engineering
Surveying
SIGE-design and -coordination

Odéon Tower

Markersbach Dam

Capacity (or other main technical data – not extensive):

Services provided

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