Buschhaus power station

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Buschhaus power station is a retired power station in Büddenstedt, Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buschhaus power station Büddenstedt, Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany 52.171764, 10.977192 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit D: 52.171764, 10.977192

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit D retired[1] coal - lignite 405 subcritical 1985 2020[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit D Helmstedter Revier GmbH [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Schoeningen mine

Background

The 405 MW coal plant was operated by EP Energy, a unit of energy and industrial group Energeticky a prumyslovy holding (EPH). EP Energy acquired the plant and adjacent coal mine Schoeningen from E.ON in 2013. After the closure of the Schoeningen mine scheduled for 2017, EP Energy will be able to prolong the operation of the Buschhaus power plant with supplies of brown coal from its Mibrag mines, the company said.[2]

In August 2016, the associated Schöningen coal mine was closed.[3] In October 2020, the power station was retired.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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)
  2. Diarmaid Williams, "E.ON sells Buschhaus coal-fired power plant," PEI, 06/01/2014
  3. "Tagebau Schöningen," Helmstedter Revier, accessed February 9, 2024
  4. "Kraft­werks­lis­te: endgültig stillgelegte KWe," Bundesnetzagentur, November 2023

Additional data

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