{"id":16444,"date":"2022-10-05T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T11:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relaunch.the-rsgroup.com\/?p=16444"},"modified":"2026-10-08T03:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T03:18:27","slug":"transformers-for-a-hydroelectric-power-plant-at-bex-saltworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/pl\/transformers-for-a-hydroelectric-power-plant-at-bex-saltworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformers for a hydroelectric power plant at Bex saltworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16444\" class=\"elementor elementor-16444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8053f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8053f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652fe7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"652fe7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0a76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad0a76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #5587c8;\">Sissach, Switzerland, October 2022 \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/rauscher-stoecklin\/\">Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin<\/a> delivered 5 special <a href=\"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/products\/transformers\/distribution-transformers\/\">transformers<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salz.ch\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schweizer Salinen AG<\/a>. The Swiss salt company decided to expand the hydroelectric power plant at one of their saltworks, in Bex.<\/p>\n<p>Schweizer Salinen is pursuing a number of projects to achieve more and more efficient use of energy resources. Part of this program is the expansion of the Bex saltworks hydroelectric power plant on the River Avan\u00e7on, adjacent to the production site.<\/p>\n<p>The future plant will produce 15 GWh a year, which is 50% more than today, and the share of green energy supplied to the grid will increase from 4 GWh to 9 GWh. The power plant will have the capability to supply electricity to half of the population of Bex.<\/p>\n<p>Some specifications of the project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type of devices: oil-type distribution transformers<\/li>\n<li>Transformer specification: 2.5 MVA with 2 x LV output<\/li>\n<li>Place of installation: hydroelectric power plant at saltworks in Bex<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5587c8;\">About Schweizer Salinen AG<\/span><br \/>\nSchweizer Salinen is a Swiss salt extraction and processing company. At their three locations in Bex, Riburg and Schweizerhalle, they produce up to 650,000 tons of salt per year and thus supply the whole of Switzerland. The company\u2019s shareholders are all 26 cantons of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #5587c8;\">About Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin<br \/>\n<\/span>Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin is part of the Swiss-based R&amp;S Group, a leading provider of electrical infrastructure products in key markets. The company, founded in 1919, is a well-established and experienced manufacturer of transformers, switchgear, and other electrical equipment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a0ca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1a0ca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc9cfc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bc9cfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86afd1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"86afd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:900,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;image_spacing_custom&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;image_spacing_custom_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image gallery\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/RS-Rauscher-Stoecklin-Schweizer-Salinen-transformer-1.1-286x300.jpg\" alt=\"R&amp;S Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin, Schweizer Salinen, transformer - 1.1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/RS-Rauscher-Stoecklin-Schweizer-Salinen-transformer-2.1-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"R&amp;S Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin, Schweizer Salinen, transformer - 2.1\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rs-ele.tc-r.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/RS-Rauscher-Stoecklin-Schweizer-Salinen-transformer-3.1-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"R&amp;S Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin, Schweizer Salinen, transformer - 3.1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef172d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ef172d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sissach, Switzerland, October 2022 \u2013 Rauscher &amp; Stoecklin delivered 5 special transformers to the Schweizer Salinen AG. The Swiss salt company decided to expand the hydroelectric power plant at one of their saltworks, in Bex. Schweizer Salinen is pursuing a number of projects to achieve more and more efficient use of energy resources. 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