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Andrea Palladio power station is a power station in Fusina, Venezia, Veneto, Italy with multiple units of varying statuses none of which are currently operating. It is also known as Fusina power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Palladio power station | Fusina, Venezia, Veneto, Italy | 45.4314, 12.2468 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 45.4314, 12.2468
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 165 | subcritical | – | 1964 | 2021 |
| Unit 1 | shelved[1][2] | gas[2] | 560[2] | gas turbine[2][3] | no | – | – |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - bituminous | 171 | subcritical | – | 1969 | 2021 |
| Unit 2 | shelved[1][2] | waste heat[2] | 280[2] | steam turbine[2][3] | no | – | – |
| Unit 3 | retired[4] | coal - bituminous, bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas - natural gas | 320 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2023[4] |
| Unit 3 | retired[4] | bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas - natural gas, coal - bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2023[4] |
| Unit 4 | retired[4] | coal - bituminous, bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas - natural gas | 320 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2023[4] |
| Unit 4 | retired[4] | bioenergy - refuse (municipal and industrial wastes), fossil gas - natural gas, coal - bituminous | 320 | subcritical | – | 1974 | 2023[4] |
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 | Enel SpA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 1 | Enel SpA[1] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Enel SpA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 2 | Enel SpA[1] | Enel SpA [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Enel SpA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 3 | – | – |
| Unit 4 | Enel SpA [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 4 | – | – |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 4: Unknown or atypical conversion status Unit 3: Unknown or atypical conversion status
Background
Andrea Palladio power station was a four-unit coal-fired power plant with a total capacity of 976 MW. The plant was completed between 1964 and 1974, and owned by Enel. It had an oil-fired unit (unit 5).[5]
In October 2017, Italy said it planned to phase out coal power by 2025,[6] requiring Enel to retire the Andrea Palladio coal plant by 2025. Enel planned to replace the plant's four coal-fired units with a new natural gas-powered unit,[7] totaling 840 MW.[8]
In September 2020, Enel said that it was seeking Italian government approval to close the Andrea Palladio coal plant by 2021.[9]
In October 2021, the Ministry of Ecological Transition approved Enel's plan for the Andrea Palladio gas conversion project. It was to be built in two phases, the first being a 560 MW open cycle phase followed by a conversion to become an 840 MW combined cycle plant. The conversion to phase two was required to take place within 12 months of the first phase becoming fully operational.[10][11]
In 2021, coal-fired Units 1 and 2 retired.[12]
In June 2023, Italy's Environment and Energy Security Minister reportedly stated that the country's coal plants could close by 2024, a year earlier than previously planned, if gas prices remained low.[13]
In December 2023, Units 3 and 4 were decommissioned with less than one month's notice.[14]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709003158/https://corporate.enel.it/en/company/competition-new-spaces-energy-power-plants-enel/fusina-venice. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20211128124145/https://www.genteveneta.it/gvfocus/la-centrale-palladio-di-fusina-alla-conversione-un-futuro-a-gas-e-sole/. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120141838/https://www.staffettaonline.com/articolo.aspx?id=358981. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219000105/https://montelnews.com/news/1532600/enel-to-decommission-2-coal-fired-units-560-mw-in-new-year. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "ENEL Andrea Palladio-Fusina Thermal Power Plant Italy," GEO, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Italy to phase out coal by 2025," E3G, October 24, 2017
- ↑ Fusina thermoelectric plant (VE) "Andrea Palladio" - replacement of existing coal units with new gas unit, Italy Environment Ministry, accessed November 8, 2019
- ↑ "Preliminary draft. Technical report," Italy Environment Ministry, accessed November 8, 2019
- ↑ "Enel plans to close 2 additional coal-fired plants in Italy by 2021," Enerdata, September 11, 2020
- ↑ "Enel, ok del Mite alla conversione della centrale di Fusina da carbone a gas | Staffetta Quotidiana". staffettaonline.com (in italiano). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ↑ "Sostituzione delle unità a carbone esistenti con nuova unità a gas presso la centrale termoelettrica "Andrea Palladio" di Fusina (VE) - Documentazione - Valutazioni e Autorizzazioni Ambientali - VAS - VIA - AIA". va.minambiente.it. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ↑ "Enel will shut down 336 MW of coal-fired capacity in Italy in August 2021," Enerdata, January 27, 2021
- ↑ "Italy could abandon coal by 2024, environment minister says," Reuters, June 5, 2023
- ↑ "Enel to decommission 2 coal-fired units (600 MW) in new year," Montel, December 5, 2023
Additional data
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