The origins of the Pallars Jussà

Water is one of the main protagonists of Pallars Jussà. Its rivers, lakes and reservoirs have played a decisive role in the history of the Catalan industrial revolution.

This large amount of hydraulic reserve allowed at the beginning of the twentieth century important companies such as Electric Power of Catalonia or the Barcelona Traction Light and Power, better known as the Canadian, to built important hydroelectric plants to generate electricity on a large scale, revolutionizing society, industry and the economy of the country at the time.

Hydropower plants are responsible for generating energy from natural water resources. This energy is one of the most sustainable, clean and safe that there is today.

WATER ENERGY

The water reserve of the lakes at the head of La Vall Fosca is very important, exceeding 50 million m³. This large reserve allowed the construction of the first hydroelectric plant in Catalonia at the end of the 19th century to generate electricity on a large scale, revolutionizing society, industry and the economy of the country at the time.

The water

The water is collected in a reservoir or lake allowing it to acquire a potential energy.

At the moment when it is necessary to generate electrical energy the floodgates that contain these waters open, allowing the water to fall through the forced pipe, passing from potential energy to kinetic energy. It is losing height and gaining speed.

The turbine

The water hits the turbine blades producing a movement producing a mechanical energy that causes the axis of the electric generator to move that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy.

The transformer

The transformer boosts power so it can travel through the power towers to our homes.