Installation of a DIVE-Turbine in Carcassonne – First fish friendly horizontal rake in France

February 2019

A new DIVE-Turbine has been installed in the City of Carcassonne, France. The runner diameter is 1450mm with an installed capacity of 450kW.

DIVE-Turbine_Carcassonne_03.jpg The special characteristics of the new power plant in Carcassonne is the horizontal rake: It is the first horizontal rake ever installed in France.

Videos of turbine installation:

http://www.tvcarcassonne.com/?p=29238

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/aude/carcassonne/carcassonne-bientot-micro-centrale-hydroelectrique-energie-verte-circuit-court-1613331.html

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