Gössendorf Run-of-River Power Plant

The central ecological challenge involved in constructing the Gössendorf power plant was the retention and restoration of the natural habitat along the Mur river. Over 100 ecological compensatory measures were put in place during construction.
For example, the Gössendorf power plant was also equipped with a fish ladder. The ladder is a combination of technical structure (vertical slot pass) and a near-natural bypass channel (pond pass). In the transition area between the pond pass and vertical slot pass, the Ochsengriesbach flows into the Mur, which is fed year-round by the Gössendorf and Kalsdorf hydropower plants as far as the Kalsdorf lower level power plant. This confluence allowed for the creation of both a ladder for fish and a permanent habitat for microorganisms.