Notable Uses of The Francis Turbine
Today, the Francis Turbine is the most widely used Water turbine in the world, including China's new Three Gorges Dam as the world's largest hydroelectric power station in the world, with a future installed capacity of 22,500 MW. With the incorporation of the Francis turbine into almost every hydroelectric dam built since 1900, it is responsible for generating almost 1/5 of all the worlds electricity:
- Älvkarleby Hydroelectric Power Station 1911, in Sweden - early hydroelectric plant in country
- Hoover Dam 1936, Nevada/Arizona - 2,080 MW, world-renowned and once the largest hydroelectric power station in the world
- Grand Coulee Dam 1942, in Washington - 6,809 MW, largest power station in country
- Dez Dam 1963, in Iran - 520 MW, major project in country at time of construction
- Gordon Dam 1978, in Tasmania - 432 MW, tallest dam in country
- Dalešice Dam 1978, in Czech Republic - 480 MW, tallest dam in country
- Nurek Dam 1980, in Tajikistan - 3,000 MW, tallest dam in the world
- Robert-Bourassa generating station 1981, in Canada - 5,616 MW, largest power station in country
- Itaipu Dam 1984, in Brazil/Paraguay - 14,000 MW, largest power station in the Americas
- Victoria Dam 1985, in Sri Lanka - 210 MW, tallest dam in country
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