Ford Saarlouis power station

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Ford Saarlouis power station is an operating power station of at least 22-megawatts (MW) in Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ford Saarlouis power station Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany 49.34665, 6.7651 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit IC: 49.34665, 6.7651

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit IC operating[2] gas[2] 22[2] internal combustion combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2016[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 IC Ford-Werke GmbH[2][3] Ford Motor Company [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
  • Captive industry: Automobiles[4]

Background

The power station operates at Ford's Saarlouis facility, providing 22MW of combined heat-and-power (CHP) to their automobile production process.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172454/https://data.open-power-system-data.org/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 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)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210200143/https://www.ford.eu/ford-group-companies. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230319111805/https://fordauthority.com/fmc/ford-motor-company-plants-facilities/ford-motor-company-europe-plants-facilities/ford-motor-company-saarlouis-body-and-assembly-saarlouis-germany/. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Saarlouis Body and Assembly". Ford Authority. Retrieved Apr 29th 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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