Bergen op Zoom GE power station

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Bergen op Zoom GE power station is an operating power station of at least 77-megawatts (MW) in Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bergen op Zoom GE power station Bergen Op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 51.495, 4.29167 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.495, 4.29167

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[1] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 37[2] gas turbine[2] 1984[2]
Unit 2 operating[3] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 40[3] gas turbine[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 GE Plastics [100%] General Electric Co
Unit 2 GE Plastics [100%] General Electric Co

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[3]
  • Captive industry: Both[3]

Background

There are two cogenerators at Bergen op Zoom GE power station, as of 2020, one is operational and the other is serving as a backup.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182025/https://www.cgdev.org/topics/carbon-monitoring-action. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/07/21/General-Electric-Co-Thursday-announced-it-has-signed-236/4495427608000/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174530/https://www.pbl.nl/sites/default/files/downloads/pbl-2021-decarbonisation-options-for-the-dutch-polycarbonate-industry-4580.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Muller; Mooij (October 12, 2021). "Decarbonisation options for the Dutch polycarbonate industry" (PDF). Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. Retrieved November 30, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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