Dessau power station

From Global Energy Monitor

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.

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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
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

  1. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THENgJa0KBs. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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
  5. Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA0194 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from January

Additional data

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