Flensburg power station

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Flensburg power station, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, has 178 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity (100 MW coal-fired and 78 MW gas-fired).

Location

The map below shows the location of the power station in Flensburg, the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Background

The Flensburg power station started off as a coal-fired plant, with a total capacity of 138 MW commissioned between 1982 and 1992. However, unit 8 has now been retired, with units 9, 10 and 11 expected to be decommissioned by 2022. The three operating coal units co-fire with small amounts of woody biomass and refuse.

As part of its strategy to phase out coal, a combined heat-and-power (CHP) gas-fired combined cycle turbine was commissioned in 2016, providing 78 MW of electricity to the town. Since then, Stadtwerke Flensburg has announced plans for the construction of a second gas-fired combined cycle CHP plant, rated at 97 MW, to be commissioned in 2022.

However, in response to the gas crisis arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is believed that the power station might continue burning coal for longer then previously expected.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH
• Parent company: Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH
• Location: Flensburg, the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
• Coordinates: 54.8048, 9.4334 (exact)
• Gross generating capacity (operating): 178 MW
  • Unit 10: Coal-fired subcritical, 33 MW (start-up in 1988)
  • Unit 11: Coal-fired subcritical, 31 MW (start-up in 1992)
  • Unit 9: Coal-fired subcritical, 36 MW (start-up in 1985)
  • Boiler 12: Gas-fired combined cycle with CHP, 78 MW (start-up in 2016)
• Gross generating capacity (pre-construction)
  • Boiler 13: Gas-fired combined-cyclewith CHP, 97 MW (start-up in 2022)
• Gross generating capacity (retired): 38 MW
  • Unit 8: Coal-fired subcritical, 38 MW (start-up in 1982)
• Coal Type: Sub-bituminous