Dessau power station
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Dessau power station is an operating power station of at least 52-megawatts (MW) in Dessau, Saxony, Germany.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
---|---|---|
Dessau power station | Dessau, Saxony, Germany | 51.827638, 12.230551 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 51.82685, 12.23003
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unit 1 | retired | coal - lignite | 53 | unknown | – | 1996 | 2019 |
Unit 1 | operating[1] | gas[2][3] | 52[2][3] | combined cycle[2] | yes[2] | 2021[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 |
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Unit 1 | Fernwärmeversorgungs-GmbH Dessau [100.0%] | – |
Unit 1 | Fernwärmeversorgungs-GmbH Dessau[3] | Stadtwerke Dessau [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Converted from coal - lignite to gas in 2019.
Background
Through at least 2019, the Dessau power station operated using lignite coal as a fuel.[4] However, according to the 2021 Bundesnetzagentur Kraftwerksliste, the power station now uses natural gas as its main fuel.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125003840/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/start.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
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(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THENgJa0KBs.
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(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928095354/https://www.dvv-dessau.de/produkte/. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022.
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(help) - ↑ F. Gotzens, H. Heinrichs, J. Hörsch, and F. Hofmann, Performing energy modelling exercises in a transparent way - The issue of data quality in power plant databases, Energy Strategy Reviews, vol. 23, pp. 1–12, Jan. 2019. https://zenodo.org/record/3358985#.XURat99fjRY
- ↑ Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA0194 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from January
Additional data
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