Schluchseewerk AG Menu switch You are here: Schluchseewerk AG > who we are > From 1928 until today From 1928 until today Schluchseewerk AG was founded on December 15, 1928 with its headquarters in Freiburg. For more than 90 years we have bundled knowledge, skills, competence and experience in order to be ready as a strong partner for a new energy world. The Schluchsee - the nucleus of the company The Schluchseesperre was built in 1929/30 and in 1931 the Hütten power plant was put into operation not far from it. The completion of the Witznau power plant, intermediate level of the three-stage power plant cascade, was delayed until 1943 due to the global economic crisis. Work on the lower level, the Waldshut power plant, had to be stopped in 1944 due to the chaos of war. When it went online in 1951, the Schluchsee group was complete. Pioneering work: great performance deep in the mountain In the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, the construction of the Hotzenwald Group's cavern power plants followed: in 1967 the Säckingen power plant was the first pumped storage plant with a machine hall located deep in a mountain cave. At the same time, the Kühmoos load distribution / switchgear went into operation, from where the use of all of the Schluchseewerk AG's pumped storage power plants is controlled. In 1976, the commissioning of the Wehr cavern power station with the Wehra and Hornberg basins initially marked the end of this group of power stations. This pumped storage plant is still one of the largest in Europe today. The power of the Rhine in the best of hands In 2004, Schluchseewerk AG took over the management of Rheinkraftwerk Albbruck-Dogern AG (RADAG) and since then has operated the second largest run-of-river power plant on the Upper Rhine in addition to five pumped storage power plants. In December 2009, after a three-year construction period, the extension of the Rhine power station Albbruck-Dogern went into operation with the weir power station. RADAG generates 650 million kilowatt hours of renewable electricity annually, which can theoretically supply around 180,000 households. Close to the power plant - the company is moving Towards the end of 2006, Schluchseewerk AG moved its headquarters to Laufenburg (Baden) to be closer to its power plants. Today and tomorrow - more modern than ever! Die Energiewende in Deutschland hin zu erneuerbaren Energien machen unsere Pumpspeicherkraftwerke heute zu wichtigen Bausteinen der Versorgungssicherheit. Denn Wind und Sonne liefern nicht zuverlässig Energie. Wir sorgen dafür, dass regenerativ erzeugter Strom bei Überfluss gespeichert und bei Mangel wieder abgegeben werden kann. Zudem nutzen wir auch mit kleinen Wasserkraftwerken natürliche Ressourcen, um dem Ziel klimaneutraler Stromproduktion auch im kleinen Maßstab Rechnung zu tragen. Eggbergbecken Kraftwerk Waldshut Eggbergbecken Hangrohrleitung Kraftwerk Häusern Maschinenhaus Die Schluchseewerk AG – ein Unternehmen mit Geschichte Schluchseewerk AG Säckinger Straße 67 79725 Laufenburg (Baden) Telefonnummer +49 (0)7763 9278-0 +49 (0)7763 9278-0 Faxnummer +49 (0)7763 9278-70299 +49 (0)7763 9278-70299 Kontakt aufnehmen Rechtliches Impressum Datenschutz Cookie settings Follow us partner © 2020 Schluchseewerk AG Your data security is important to us! Dear interested parties, by obtaining your permission to use cookies, we are also following our goal of making browsing our website as safe and easy as possible for you. Our cookies are primarily used to make it easier for you to tour our presentations or to identify technical problems. Do you agree? Then just click on "Accept". Thank you for your interest and trust. Essential Google Maps Accept all Save on computer Only accept essential cookies You can view and manage further details and options here. Cookie details Data protection imprint