Cottbus CHP power station
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Cottbus CHP power station is an operating power station of at least 102-megawatts (MW) in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Cottbus CHP power station | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | 51.76274, 14.3453979 (approximate) |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICCC | Operating[1][2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3][2] | 54[3][2] | ICCC[1][2] | yes[1] | 2022[2] | – |
| ST1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 48.9[2] | steam turbine[2] | yes[2] | 1999[2] | – |
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: lignite | 81.7 | subcritical | – | 1999 | 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ICCC | Stadtwerke Cottbus GmbH [100%][3][2] | BayernLB Holding AG |
| ST1 | Stadtwerke Cottbus GmbH[2] | BayernLB Holding AG |
| Unit 1 | HKW Heizkraftwerksgesellschaft Cottbus mbH [100%] | BayernLB Holding AG |
Background
HKW Heizkraftwerksgesellschaft Cottbus mbH commissioned the coal-fired power station in 1999. In September 2022, coal-fired generation at the power station ended.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003041803/https://heizkraftwerk-cottbus.de/heizkraftwerk-morgen/. Archived from the original on 2022-10-03.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221128023245/https://www.ceflaengineering.com/en/news-en/a-new-cogeneration-plant-for-the-city-of-cottbus-in-germany/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Investment in the future, Stadtwerke Cottbus, accessed January 18, 2022
Additional data
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