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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme abstract "The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station which is still producing power today and is located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Limerick border. It is Ireland's largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon. The plant includes fish ladders so that returning fish, such as salmon, can climb the river safely past the power station.Completed within 7 years of Irish independence in 1922 at a cost which was equivalent to one fifth of the Irish state's annual budget, the plant enabled an enormous surge in demand for electricity across the country and demonstrated the ability of the new government to develop during a difficult financial period. The plant was constructed by the German company Siemens-Schuckert, although much of the design was done by Irish engineers and Ireland provided most of the labour force. The scheme involved changes to the flow of the whole river, multiple dams and bridges and the construction of a national power grid.The generating plant at Ardnacrusha is composed of three vertical-shaft Francis turbine generators (commissioned in 1929) and one vertical-shaft Kaplan turbine generator (commissioned in 1934) operating under an average head of 28.5 metres. The scheme originally was designed for six turbines, with four turbines fitted. The 85 MW of generating plant in Ardnacrusha was adequate to meet the electricity demand of the entire country in the early years. The full output equates to about 332,000 MWh generated on an annual basis. Ardnacrusha generates at 10.5 kilovolts (kV) but this is transformed to 40 kV for local distribution and to 110 kV for long distance transmission.".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme buildingStartYear "1925".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme country Ireland.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme location County_Clare.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme openingYear "1929".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme owner ESB_Group.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme part Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme__2.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme status "Operational".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme thumbnail Ardnacrusha.jpg?width=300.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme wikiPageExternalLink ardnacrusha.htm.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme wikiPageExternalLink ESB_ARNACRUSHA_POWER_STATION.pdf?v=20140801.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme wikiPageExternalLink history.jsp.
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme constructionBegan "1925".
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme country "Ireland".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme damWidthCrest "100m".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme location "County Clare".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme locationMap "Ireland".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme name "Shannon hydroelectric scheme".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme nameOfficial "Ardnacrusha Power Station".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme opening "1929".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme owner ESB_Group.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantAnnualGen "332000.0".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantCapacity "86.0".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantHydraulicHead "–".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLatD "52".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLatM "42".
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLongD "8".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLongEw "W".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLongM "36".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantLongS "46".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme plantTurbines "4".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme status "Operational".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme website ESB_ARNACRUSHA_POWER_STATION.pdf?v=20140801.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_County_Clare.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme subject Category:Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmarks.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme subject Category:Hydroelectric_power_stations_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme subject Category:River_Shannon.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme type ArchitecturalStructure.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme type Dam.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme type Infrastructure.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme type Place.
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme comment "The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by the Irish Free State in the 1920s to harness the power of the River Shannon. Its product, the Ardnacrusha power plant, is a hydroelectric power station which is still producing power today and is located near Ardnacrusha within County Clare approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the Limerick border. It is Ireland's largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon.".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme label "Ardnacrusha (waterkrachtcentrale)".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme label "Ardnacrusha".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme label "Shannon hydroelectric scheme".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme sameAs Ardnacrusha.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme sameAs Ardnacrusha_(waterkrachtcentrale).
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme sameAs Q179683.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme sameAs Q179683.
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- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme depiction Ardnacrusha.jpg.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme homepage ESB_ARNACRUSHA_POWER_STATION.pdf?v=20140801.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme isPrimaryTopicOf Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme.
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme name "Ardnacrusha Power Station".
- Shannon_hydroelectric_scheme name "Shannon hydroelectric scheme".