Sunday, 18 August 2019

La Turbine, Belgium

History

Albert Primez, a small industrialist in the area, who owned the Marmor Workshops, a small marble cutting and a shaping plant, decided to produce electricity by his own means. In 1909, he set up a small hydroelectric power plant in an old hammer forge established along the Biesme in the woods between Gougines and Sart-Eustache. This small unit was nicknamed 'The Turbine' by the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages. Later, Albert Primez also financed the installation of lighting in Gougines.

Source:
http://www.molenechos.org/molen.php?nummer=6176

Esoteric Eric






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