Bialystok power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Bialystok power station is an operating power station of at least 165-megawatts (MW) in Białystok, Podlaskie, Poland. It is also known as Elektrociepłownia Białystok.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bialystok power station Białystok, Białystok, Podlaskie, Poland 53.147965, 23.169649 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 53.147965, 23.169649

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1R, timepoint 2 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[2] 55[3] yes 2012[4]
Unit 1 Retired coal: bituminous 65 subcritical yes 1978 2012
Unit 2 Operating coal: bituminous 55 subcritical yes 1981
Unit 3 Operating coal: bituminous 55 subcritical yes 1991

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1R, timepoint 2 Enea Ciepło SP zoo[5] ENEA SA
Unit 1 Enea Ciepło SP zoo[5] ENEA SA
Unit 2 Enea Ciepło SP zoo[5] ENEA SA
Unit 3 Enea Ciepło SP zoo[5] ENEA SA

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 2012.

Background

The power station was owned by Elektrocieplownia Bialystok SA and located in Białystok, Podlaskie Province, Poland.[6]

In 2012, Unit 1 of the Białystok power station was converted to run on biomass (primarily forest- and agriculture-based residues) instead of coal.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://maps.app.goo.gl/D2AWZar8ymBrRHHaA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://ungc-production.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/cop_2022/513512/original/ESG%20Report%20of%20ENEA%20Group%20for%202021.pdf?1654790538. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030130419/https://environmentalpaper.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200707032005-09068-map.html. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bia%C5%82ystok_Power_Station. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125051425/https://www.facebook.com/v15.0/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=829497151618660&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Dfe8801bc186b181a7%26domain%3Dwysokienapiecie.pl%26is_canvas%3Dfalse%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwysokienapiecie.pl%252Ff5fb5dec339fa3575%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=0&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwysokienapiecie.pl%2Fkrotkie-spiecie%2Fenea-cieplo-polaczyla-sie-z-elektrocieplownia-bialystok%2F&layout=button_count&locale=pl_PL&sdk=joey&share=false&size=large&width=. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82ystok_Power_Station
  7. "Metso to deliver green energy technology for Elektrociepłownia Białystok S.A's biomass boiler conversion project in Poland". Valmet Forward. August 30, 2011.

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.