Chempark Leverkusen power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Chempark Leverkusen power station is an operating power station of at least 167-megawatts (MW) in Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Chempark Leverkusen.


Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chempark Leverkusen power station Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51.0222, 6.9863 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 51.022231, 6.986313
  • Unit CC: 51.02201, 6.98561
  • Unit ST1: 51.02201, 6.98561
  • Unit ST2: 51.02201, 6.98561


Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating - 112 MW subcritical - 1962 -
Unit CC shelved[1] gas[2] 574 MW[2] combined cycle[1] yes[2] - -
Unit ST1 operating[3] gas, heavy fuel oil[3] 29 MW[3] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1971[3] -
Unit ST2 operating[3] gas, heavy fuel oil[3] 26 MW[3] steam turbine[3] yes[3] 1981[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 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG Bayer; LANXESS
Unit CC STEAG GmbH Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co KG
Unit ST1 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG Bayer; LANXESS
Unit ST2 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG Bayer; LANXESS

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): Heat and power
  • Captive industry: Chemicals, chemicals

Financing

  • Source of financing:

Background

The 225 MW coal plant powers the Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, owned by Bayer and LANXESS.[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221102225712/https://www.steag.com/uploads/pics/STEAG_Lagebericht_2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211019062733/https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2015/01/iberdrola-and-ge-will-build-a-cogeneration-plant-of-570-mw-in-germany/. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "Bundesnetzagentur - Kraftwerksliste". Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  4. "Kraftwerk G-Block (Leverkusen)," Wikimapia, accessed April 2016

Additional data

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