Aroskraft-1 power station
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Aroskraft-1 power station is an operating power station of at least 606-megawatts (MW) in Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aroskraft-1 power station | Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden | 59.58849, 16.513861 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 3: 59.58849, 16.513861
- Unit 6: 59.5883, 16.5132
- Unit 7: 59.5893, 16.5072
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 75 | subcritical | – | 1963 | 2014 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - bituminous | 75 | subcritical | – | 1963 | 2014 |
| Unit 3 | operating[2] | coal - bituminous, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[2] | 250[3] | steam turbine[3] | – | 1970[4] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[2] | fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, coal - bituminous[2] | 250[3] | steam turbine[3] | – | 1970[4] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[5] | bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[5] | 51[5] | – | – | 2014[5] | – |
| Unit 7 | operating[6] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[7] | 55[8] | – | – | 2019[6] | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Mälarenergi AB | – |
| Unit 2 | Mälarenergi AB | – |
| Unit 3 | Mälarenergi AB | – |
| Unit 3 | Mälarenergi AB | Mälarenergi AB |
| Unit 6 | Mälarenergi AB[5] | – |
| Unit 7 | Mälarenergi AB[9] | – |
Background
Mälarenergi currently operates two biomass-fired CHP (combined heat and power) units at location of the former coal-fired power plant in Västmanland, Västmanland County, Sweden.[10]. Block 6 began operating in 2014[11], and Block 7 followed in 2019.[12]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125032405/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/94792645. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125032406/https://www.malarenergi.se/om-malarenergi/framtidens-samhalle/vara-anlaggningar/kraftvarmeverket-vasteras/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125032220/https://www.osti.gov/etdeweb/servlets/purl/371282. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125032224/https://www.hembygd.se/industristaden/kraftvarmen-i-vasteras. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230213125846/https://www.malarenergi.se/om-malarenergi/framtidens-samhalle/vara-anlaggningar/kraftvarmeverket-vasteras/block-6/. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://bioenergyinternational.com/malarenergi-supplies-first-biomass-power-to-grid-from-new-block-7-chp-unit/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230213130216/https://www.malarenergi.se/om-malarenergi/framtidens-samhalle/vara-anlaggningar/kraftvarmeverket-vasteras/block-7/. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220917194414/https://bioenergitidningen.se/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/biokraftkartan2021web.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.nib.int/loan/municipality-of-vasteras-22818.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1570-sweden/fossil-fuels-energy/22863-aroskraft-coal-power-plant
- ↑ "Block 6 - en världsunik anläggning". Mälarenergi. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ↑ "Mälarenergi supplies first biomass-power to grid from new block 7 CHP unit". Bioenergy International. December 30, 2019.
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Additional data
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