Foxhol Plant power station

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Foxhol Plant power station is an operating power station of at least 20-megawatts (MW) in Veendam (Foxhol), Groningen, Netherlands.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Foxhol Plant power station Veendam (Foxhol), Groningen, Netherlands 53.16981, 6.71449 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 53.16981, 6.71449

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[2] 20[2] combined cycle[2] 1995[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 1 Royal Avebe UA [100%] Royal Avebe UA

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): nutrition[1]
  • Captive industry: Both[1]

Background

This power station provides combined heat and power to Avebe's starch manufacturing facility in Veendam, Netherlands.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182235/https://www.avebe.com/app/uploads/2021/12/EN_Royal-Avebe-Integrated-annual-report-2020_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174633/https://www.wur.nl/upload_mm/3/7/c/5625ae17-0b2a-45aa-991d-72f44498a11b_Presentatie%20AVEBE%20-%20Peter%20Bruinenberg.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180736/https://www.pbl.nl/sites/default/files/downloads/pbl-2020-decarbonisation-options-for-the-dutch-starch-industry_3656.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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