AVG Köln RMVA power station

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AVG Köln RMVA power station is an operating power station of at least 87-megawatts (MW) in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. It is also known as AVG Koln, Cologne residual waste incineration plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
AVG Köln RMVA power station Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 51.0051, 6.9488 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 51.0051, 6.9488

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[3] 56[2] yes[4] 1998[2][3] no
2 Operating[5] bioenergy: refuse (municipal and industrial wastes)[5] 31.8[5] no[4] 2017[5] no

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft Köln[6] AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft Köln mbH [100%][4] Stadtwerke Köln GmbH [50.1%]; Rethmann SE & Co KGaA [49.9%]
2 AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft Köln[6] AVG Abfallentsorgungs- und Verwertungsgesellschaft Köln mbH [100%][4] Stadtwerke Köln GmbH [50.1%]; Rethmann SE & Co KGaA [49.9%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240627164832/https://ibbycongress2020.org/. Archived from the original on 2024-06-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201005003639/https://www.stadt-koeln.de/mediaasset/content/pdf57/24.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220923182707/https://www.avgkoeln.de/die-anlagen/verbrennung. Archived from the original on 2022-09-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Fachthemen/ElektrizitaetundGas/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/start.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Marktstammdatenregister (Market master data register)". Germany Federal Network Agency. 2025-01. Archived from the original on 2025-09-25. Retrieved 2025-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220923193743/https://www.igus.eu/info/energy-chain-waste-incineration-plant-cologne. Archived from the original on 2022-09-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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