Flensburg power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Flensburg power station is an operating power station of at least 309-megawatts (MW) in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Flensburg power station Flensburg, Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 54.804965, 9.432424 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 5, Unit 8, Unit 9: 54.804965, 9.432424
  • Unit Kessel 12, Unit Kessel 13, Unit Kessel 7: 54.80478, 9.43336

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 10 operating coal - subbituminous, bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 33 subcritical 1988
Unit 11 operating coal - subbituminous, bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 31 subcritical 1992 2025 (planned)
Unit 5 retired coal - subbituminous 30 subcritical 1974 2012
Unit 8 retired coal - subbituminous 38 subcritical 1982 2016
Unit 9 operating coal - subbituminous, bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 36 subcritical 1985
Unit Kessel 12 operating[1] gas[1] 78[1][2] combined cycle[1][2] yes[3] 2016[4][3]
Unit Kessel 13 operating[4][5] gas[4] 97[4][2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2023[2][3][6]
Unit Kessel 7 operating[1] gas[1] 34[1][2] combined cycle[1][2] yes[3] 1980[4][3]

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 10 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 11 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 5 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 8 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit 9 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit Kessel 12 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH[1] Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit Kessel 13 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH[1] Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]
Unit Kessel 7 Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH[1] Stadtwerke Flensburg GmbH [100.0%]

Background

The Flensburg power station started off as a coal-fired plant, with a total capacity of 138 MW commissioned between 1982 and 1992.[7] However, unit 8 has now been retired, with units 9, 10 and 11 expected to be decommissioned by 2022.[8] The three operating coal units co-fire with small amounts of woody biomass and refuse.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 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)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220421053156/https://www.theagilityeffect.com/en/article/german-town-accelerates-its-coal-replacement-strategy/. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221021235949/https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/unternehmen/ueber-uns/geschichte. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022000728/https://www.stadtwerke-flensburg.de/unternehmen/nachhaltigkeit/erdgasbetriebene-kraft-waerme-kopplungsanlagen. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230108223538/https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/lutzerath-how-the-government-broke-german-climate-activists-hearts/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927084843/https://www.foerde.news/news/stadtwerke-flensburg-testlauf-fuer-kessel-13-geraeuschbelaestigungen-und-sichtbarem-dampfaustritt-moeglich.html. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Flensburg, Stadtwerke. "Unsere nachhaltigen Gas-Wärme-Kopplungsanlagen". Stadtwerke Flensburg (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  8. "German Town Accelerates its Coal Replacement Strategy". The Agility Effect. May 17th 2021. Retrieved Apr 29th, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Renewable Energy in District Heating and Cooling: A Sector Roadmap for Remap", International Renewable Energy Agency, March 2017
  10. Kraftwerksliste, ID BNA1819 Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency), version from August 2019
  11. FRESNA (FIAS Renewable Energy Systems & Network Analysis) version 4.1 (July 2019)
  12. JULIAN HELDT (20th June 2022). "Stadtwerke Flensburg's coal-fired boilers could remain in operation for longer". Der Nordschleswiger. Retrieved Nov 1st, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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