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A power plant is a facility for the large-scale generation of electrical energy. It uses various energy sources — such as fossil fuels (coal, gas), nuclear energy, renewable sources like hydro, wind, solar or biomass. Key components include prime movers (e.g. turbines), generators, transformers, and connection to the distribution grid. Power plants are central to energy supply, with significant economic, environmental, and regulatory importance, often featured in energy policy discussions.

Hydroelectric power in Rjukan

Submitted by Jürgen Tenckhoff on
Vermork - hydroelectric power station in Rjukan, Norway

In Rjukan, everything revolves around electricity, just as we like it :-) The Vemork hydroelectric power station, built in 1911, was the largest in the world at the time and right in town you can see the Såheim hydroelectric power station today.

The Gaustabanen take you up the 1,900 meter high Gaustatoppen. We are lucky, the railways and access have just started seasonal operation and our summit ascent leads first over serpentines to 1170 m, then with railway 1 horizontally 850 meters into the mountain and from there with a funicular at 39° 1050 m wide and 850 meters high.

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