Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station
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Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Plant ( sv, Älvkarleby kraftverk) is a
hydroelectric power plant Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
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Francis turbine The Francis turbine is a type of water turbine. It is an inward-flow reaction turbine that combines radial and axial flow concepts. Francis turbines are the most common water turbine in use today, and can achieve over 95% efficiency. The proces ...
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Älvkarleby Älvkarleby () is a locality situated in Älvkarleby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,647 inhabitants in 2010. It is not the seat of the municipality, a function held by Skutskär 7 km to the north. See also *Älgen Stolta ...
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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. It was built in 1911. From 1988 to 1991 a new power plant with a single Francis turbine was added, increasing its generation power from 70 MW to 126 MW.


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List of hydroelectric power stations in Sweden The following is a list of hydroelectric power stations in Sweden with a nameplate capacity > 100 MW. The electricity production from Swedish hydroelectric power stations cover around 45% of the Swedish electricity consumption. Hydroelectric ...
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