Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant
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The Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant is a historic hydroelectric facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known as one of the country’s earliest large-scale pumped-storage power stations for balancing electricity supply and demand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant Context triple: [Hengsteysee, nearbyStructure, Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant]
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Walsum power station
Walsum power station is a large coal-fired power plant in Duisburg, Germany, known for its prominent cooling tower and role in regional electricity and district heating supply.
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B.
Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Danube power plant
The Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Danube power plant is a major run-of-river hydroelectric facility on the Danube River in Austria, providing renewable electricity and serving as an important component of the country’s power grid.
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C.
Kembs hydroelectric power station
Kembs hydroelectric power station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility on the Rhine in France, known as one of the oldest major plants harnessing the Grand Canal d’Alsace for power generation.
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D.
Okertalsperre power station
Okertalsperre power station is a hydroelectric facility in Germany that generates electricity using water from the Okertalsperre reservoir in the Harz Mountains.
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E.
Lippendorf power station
Lippendorf power station is a large lignite-fired power plant in Saxony, Germany, known for its significant electricity generation and associated environmental impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant Target entity description: The Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant is a historic hydroelectric facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known as one of the country’s earliest large-scale pumped-storage power stations for balancing electricity supply and demand.
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A.
Walsum power station
Walsum power station is a large coal-fired power plant in Duisburg, Germany, known for its prominent cooling tower and role in regional electricity and district heating supply.
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B.
Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Danube power plant
The Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Danube power plant is a major run-of-river hydroelectric facility on the Danube River in Austria, providing renewable electricity and serving as an important component of the country’s power grid.
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C.
Kembs hydroelectric power station
Kembs hydroelectric power station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric facility on the Rhine in France, known as one of the oldest major plants harnessing the Grand Canal d’Alsace for power generation.
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D.
Okertalsperre power station
Okertalsperre power station is a hydroelectric facility in Germany that generates electricity using water from the Okertalsperre reservoir in the Harz Mountains.
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E.
Lippendorf power station
Lippendorf power station is a large lignite-fired power plant in Saxony, Germany, known for its significant electricity generation and associated environmental impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
industrial heritage site ⓘ pumped-storage power station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Germany ⓘ Industrial heritage in Germany ⓘ Pumped-storage power stations in Germany ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1930 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| designedBy | Arthur Koepchen ⓘ |
| gridConnection | German power grid ⓘ |
| hasGeneratingUnits | 4 ⓘ |
| hasLowerReservoir |
Ruhr River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
| hasPart |
control building
ⓘ
machine hall ⓘ penstocks ⓘ switchyard ⓘ upper reservoir ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
electricity storage
ⓘ
grid balancing ⓘ peak load power supply ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| hasUpperReservoir | Koepchenwerk upper basin ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
industrial monument
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | old machine hall ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest large-scale pumped-storage plants in Germany
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pioneering facility for balancing electricity supply and demand in Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1930 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Herdecke
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dortmund ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ruhr River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr
|
| modernizedCapacity | 153 MW ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Koepchen ⓘ |
| operator | RWE ⓘ |
| originalCapacity | 132 MW ⓘ |
| ownedBy | RWE ⓘ |
| status | partly decommissioned ⓘ |
| tourism | guided tours available ⓘ |
| usedFor |
load balancing for the RWE grid
ⓘ
supporting coal-fired power plants ⓘ |
| uses | pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ |
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Subject: Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant Description of subject: The Koepchenwerk pumped-storage plant is a historic hydroelectric facility in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, known as one of the country’s earliest large-scale pumped-storage power stations for balancing electricity supply and demand.
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