Akzo Obernburg power station

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Akzo Obernburg power station is an operating power station of at least 116-megawatts (MW) in Erlenbach am Main, Lower Franconia, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Akzo Obernburg power station Erlenbach am Main, Lower Franconia, Germany 49.82935, 9.14824 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 49.82935, 9.14824

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[2][3] 116[2][3] combined cycle[4] yes[3] 1995[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Kraftwerk Obernburg GmbH [100%][2][4] KWO Holding GmbH [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[5]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[5]


Background

Akzo Obernburg power station, run by Kraftwerk Obernburg GmbH (KWO), is the on-site power plant for the Industrie Center Obernburg (ICO).[6] It provides 100 MW of combined heat and power to the chemical production facility.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230107123334/https://github.com/FRESNA/powerplantmatching. Archived from the original on 07 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003054453/https://www.kraftwerk-obernburg.com/datenschutz/. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208120325/https://www.mainsite.de/en/power-supply.html. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003153010/https://www.mainsite.de/en/site.html. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Site - Mainsite GmbH & Co.KG - Obernburg / Main". www.mainsite.de. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  7. Utilities Supply - KRAFTWERK OBERNBURG GMBH Mainsite, accessed August 4, 2021

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