Barcelona Cartonboard power station

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Barcelona Cartonboard power station is an operating power station of at least 46-megawatts (MW) in Castellbisbal, Barcelona, Spain. It is also known as Castellbisbal Mill.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Barcelona Cartonboard power station Castellbisbal, Barcelona, Spain 41.46418, 1.9557 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 41.46418, 1.9557

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 46[3] combined cycle[3] yes[4] 1998[3]

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 RDM Barcelona Cartonboard S.A.U.[5][6][3] Reno De Medici S.p.A. [94.0%]; Cascades Grundstuck GmbH & Co.KG. [6.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[7]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[7]

Background

The plant provides combined heat and power to RDM's paper mill in Barcelona, Spain.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172454/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125020544/https://rdmgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Financial-Report-30.09.2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211023122410/https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/182634-31. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128161216/https://www.linde-mh.com/en/About-us/Magazine/Individualised-solutions-for-the-paper-industry.html. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125020845/https://rdmgroup.com/news/rdm-group-acquires-paprinsa/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125020428/https://rdmgroup.com/governance/corporate-structure/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210417043551/https://rdmgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190405_Consolidated-Non-Financial-Report-2018.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Individualised solutions for the paper industry". www.linde-mh.com. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2022-05-10.

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