This place is part of a former steelworks site which closed in the 90s. There used to be 6 blast furnaces, of which only one remains. The site went through the usual occasional shutdowns, restructurings, and changing owners. In the 1930s the steelworks got a new owner. After that two of the more modern blast furnaces from the early 1900s were shut down and dismantled and the older four went through a major overhaul. In this time period, the gas-fired power plant was built as well. The power plant burned blast furnace gas, 2-4% of which is hydrogen. Not all the gas was burned on-site, around 10% of it was sent to the Richemont power station, which was collectively supplied by all the blast furnaces in the area. We didn't have much time, so we didn't visit the boiler house. The turbine hall is a sexy one with a nice marble control panel and is populated by blowers. One is more or less dismantled and I have no idea what the big blue this by the window is. All in all a very nice location worth exploring.
Overview of the turbine hall
From the other side
The control panel
Industrial stairs
A lonely blower
Dunno what this thing is
An AEG engine-driven blower
Thanks for reading
Overview of the turbine hall
From the other side
The control panel
Industrial stairs
A lonely blower
Dunno what this thing is
An AEG engine-driven blower
Thanks for reading
