Refurbishment of the Lac Noir pumped-storage scheme

  • A. Lacour
  • Vol. 16 - Issue 5, 2009

The first pumped-storage scheme to be built in France is to undergo a major renovation, having been out of service for seven years as a result of flood damage. Most of the existing civil structures of the water intake will be retained, but the original four turbines are to be replaced by a single unit, and a new powerplant is to be constructed. This article focuses on the intake and gateworks.

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