Cartagena Refinery power station

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Cartagena Refinery power station is an operating power station of at least 95-megawatts (MW) in Cartegena, Murcia, Spain.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cartagena Refinery power station Cartegena, Murcia, Spain 37.70435, -1.09995 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 37.70435, -1.09995

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[3][2] 95[4][2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2002[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 Operator
Unit 1 Sabic Innovative Plastics España SA[3][5] Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) [100.0%] Energyworks Cartagena[4]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3][5]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[3][5]

Background

This power station supplies combined heat-and-power to Reficar's petrochemical refinery in Cartagena, Spain.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/122029537. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://www.emerson.com/fr-ca/news/automation/1307-cartegena. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708221550/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/refineria-de-cartagena-reficar-refinery-expansion/. Archived from the original on 08 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211202151313/http://www.klassenhydraulics.com/applicationstudies/Case%20Study%20VRU%20Gas%20Turbine%20Spain%202012.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210922232815/https://www.power-eng.com/gas/power-gen-europe-ge-supplying-gas-turbines-power-plant-services-for-10-projects-in-three-european-countries/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Refineria de Cartagena: Reficar Refinery Expansion". Hydrocarbons Technology. Retrieved May 10th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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