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.

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 51.022231, 6.986313 (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, Unit ST1, 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 coal - unknown 112 subcritical 1962
Unit CC shelved[1] gas[2] 574[2][3] combined cycle[1] yes[2]
Unit ST1 operating[4] gas, heavy fuel oil[4] 29[4] steam turbine[4] yes[4] 1971[4]
Unit ST2 operating[4] gas, heavy fuel oil[4] 26[4] steam turbine[4] yes[4] 1981[4]

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 [100.0%]
Unit CC STEAG GmbH[5][6] KSBG Kommunale Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG [100.0%]
Unit ST1 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG[4] Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100.0%]
Unit ST2 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG[4] Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals

Background

The 225 MW coal plant powers the Bayer Leverkusen chemical plant, owned by Bayer and LANXESS.[7]

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 02 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); 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 19 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001014504/https://onlinereport.repower.com/13/ar/en/annual_report/in-depth_reports_on__cooperation_and_innovation_/exploiting_synergies_to_the_full.htm. Archived from the original on 01 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 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)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813101358/https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-energy-table/german-utilities-plans-for-new-capacity-idUSL8N21J2NZ. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116031024/https://cms.law/en/DEU/News-Information/CMS-advises-STEAG-on-successful-acquisition-of-major-power-plant-project. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Kraftwerk G-Block (Leverkusen)," Wikimapia, accessed April 2016

Additional data

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