The test was performed at Sterling’s works in Ludwigshfen, Germany, on 29th November 2007. The test was performed under strict conditions with more than 50 candidates from the power industry present to witness it. The vertical pump weighs 82 tons and pumps a flow rate of 50,000 m³/h. 

The cooling water pump will be used in the new power plant at Neurath, in the region of Grevenbroich. The plant is run by RWE Power – one of Germany’s largest power producer, and the third largest in Europe. Together with the nearby RWE Frimmersdorf power plant, the plants between them have an output of 4,600 MW, making Grevenbroich the largest power producing district in the whole of Germany.