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Avče Pumped Storage Plant is a pumped storage power plant near the village of Avče in West Slovenia. The power plant was built till June 2009 and was put to the commercial use in April 2010. The main building contractor was Primorje Ajdovščina. The powerplant has been the first of its kind in Slovenia.It pumps water from a height of above sea level near the village of Avče to a height of. The accumulation lake is close to the village of Kanalski vrh, it holds a little over 2 million cubic meters of water. The generator generates when producing electricity and uses when pumping water. The same turbine is used for pumping and generating electricity.The efficiency of the process is 77%, which means it is profitable to operate when electricity generated costs 30% more. The lake has a capacity to operate for 15 hours at full power, discharge rate is around 40 cubic meter per second. Normally it will operate from 6 to 10 hours, usually filling the lake at the end of the week.
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In the vicinity of the Kanalsko vrh village above the Soča valley we can find an artificial reservoir. A pool with the volume of 2.2 million cubic meters was built in a natural bay and extends on the surface of 15 hectares. The idea of pumped storage, which acts in a more economical use of water resources, was mainly due to the large demand for peak power. LOCATION 🌍: Avče ARTIST 📷: @monika.cvek Visit @monika.cvek gallery and show some support! 😊 And don't forget to tag #igposocje to get a chance to be featured on our page. #igposocje #igslovenia #slovenia #visitslovenia #geoslo #tolmin #cheavce #waterreservoir #socavalley
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Avče & Ročinj (in the back). Photo by @madonch. Selected by @xenia6 ================================== Discovering new places - part 2:-) Avče is a small village in the Soča Valley. Near the village there is a pumped storage power plant. It pumps water from a height of 105 metres above sea level to a height of 625 metres. The accumulation lake is close to the village of Kanalski Vrh & it holds a little over 2 million cubic meters of water and it is a nice place to take some great photos:) ================================== Follow @igslovenia also on Facebook & Twitter. ================================== #igslovenia_madonch
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