Turlough Hill

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


All TY Geography students went on a trip to Turlough Hill. As part of celebrating the hydro plants 40th anniversary, there is free tours of the plant this year. Turlough Hill is Ireland’s only pumped hydro-electric storage system. Set in the stunning Wicklow mountains this engineering marvel generates up to 292MW of electricity during peak demand periods by releasing water from its upper reservoir and allowing it to flow through its four turbines into a lower reservoir. During periods of lower demand the water is pumped back to the upper reservoir ready to be used again. I learned a lot from this trip and I found the overall experience very enjoyable. 

For more information visit http://www.esb.ie/turloughhill