Kongsvinger hydropower in Norway

Kongsvinger is a run-of-river power plant in Kongsvinger in Hedmark; run-of-river plants capture the energy in rivers or streams without using reservoirs.

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Facts

Energy source:  Hydro
Origin: Norway
Installed capacity: 42.7 MW
Annual est. production: 200 GWh
Year of commission  K2:2011, K1:1975
Operator: Eidsiva Vannkraft

 

 

The plant started production in 1975 and a new plant was built in 2011 beside the old one, with a new generator producing 21.8 MW, without affecting the water level in the river above or below the power plant. The plant utilizes the Glomma river’s 10-meter fall.

Hydropower is a clean renewable energy source. Snow and rainfall, creating streams and rivers, renew the source. Hydropower provides nearly 19% of the world’s production of power.

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Impact

This run-of-river plant produces energy using the natural river flow, rather than reservoirs or water storage. This means that electricity is produced without influencing the landscape and eco-system, and without the use of stored water causing problems to water flow in the river system.

Why Ecohz

This is an example of a power plant. Ecohz provides access to a comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 power plants, located across six continents. This enables you to choose specific power plants with distinct characteristics, including choice of technology, location, age, size, and owner profile.

Ecohz can document the origin of your energy consumption globally with Guarantees of Origin in Europe, RECs in North America and I-RECs in a select and growing number of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Ecohz is a leading independent global provider and plays an active role in the current energy transition through its vision of ‘Changing Energy Behaviour’.

Our expertise and 20 years of experience have attracted international corporate clients including BT, Tetra Pak, Signify, Carlsberg, H&M, KBN Bank and Unilever.

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