The year in precast elements
On a hill above Gaildorf, a town located some 60 km north of the German metropolis of Stuttgart, four towers are currently rising into the sky. These are wind power plants that will be combined with a pumped-storage power station. In high winds, surplus energy is used to pump water up the hill. With weak wind or whenever energy is needed, the stored water rushes through the turbines back down into the valley and generates electric power.
The so-called water battery provides illustrative examples for the innovative use of precast elements. This project is described in detail in our yearbook...
