Berlin-Reuter power station

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Berlin-Reuter power station is a retired power station in Berlin, Spandau, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Berlin-Reuter power station Berlin, Spandau, Berlin, Germany 52.532473, 13.246593 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit C: 52.532473, 13.246593

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit C retired coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 132 subcritical 1969 2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit C Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG [100.0%]

Background

In 1930, the western power plant (now called Reuter CHP plant) was put into operation to cover Berlin's peak load. Initially, all of the plants were demolished at the end of the Second World War, but the reconstruction of the power plant began in 1948, with the assistance of the Berlin Airlift. In 1956 to 1969, the plant was converted into a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. Reuter CHP plant is currently operated with a power plant block and a turbine. The steam boiler is fired with hard coal and biomass (wood chips) and equipped with a flue gas scrubber. Steam from a neighboring waste incineration plant is used to operate the turbine.[1]

The plant was retired in 2019.[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Reuter CHP plant," Vattenfall, accessed April 2016
  2. "A vital part of Berlin's energy history retires," Vattenfall, 2019-10-10

Additional data

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