DocumentCode
1196258
Title
From Ismail to Rotterdam: the trans-European waterway
Author
Bird, W.E.
Author_Institution
IEE German Centre, Munich, Germany
Volume
40
Issue
6
fYear
1994
fDate
11/17/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
241
Lastpage
243
Abstract
The author explains how electricity provided the financial base for a civil-engineering project whose inspiration dates back to the Dark Ages. The author discusses the role of hydroelectric power, including pumped storage, in the design and operation of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. In particular the author discusses the pumping stations and water resources and water flow control
Keywords
hydroelectric power; hydroelectric power stations; pumped-storage power stations; pumping plants; Rhine-Main-Danube Canal; hydroelectric power; pumped storage; trans-European waterway; water flow control; water resources control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ir:19940605
Filename
333635
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