Basell Polyolefine power station

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Basell Polyolefine power station is an operating power station of at least 52-megawatts (MW) in Wesseling, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Basell Polyolefine power station Wesseling, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 50.83285, 6.96534 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 50.83285, 6.96534

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[2] 52[2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 1996[2]

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 Basell Polyolefine GmbH[3][4] LyondellBasell Industries N.V. [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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

Background

This 52 MW gas-fired power plant is located at the site of the Lyondellbasell polyolefin plant, and provides combined heat-and-power to the chemical factory.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1690788. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219043348/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230122131526/https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/wesseling-site/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221204221957/https://chemicalparks.eu/companies/lyondellbasell-industries. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220808013441/https://www.lyondellbasell.com/globalassets/lyb-around-the-world/plant-sites/fact-sheets/factsheet-wesseling-knapsack.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Wesseling Site | LyondellBasell". www.lyondellbasell.com. Retrieved 2022-04-28.

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