Gratkorn Mill power station
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Gratkorn Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Gratkorn, Styria, Austria. It is also known as Gratkorn Mill Dampfanlage (Kogen).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Gratkorn Mill power station | Gratkorn, Styria, Austria | 47.13505, 15.33541 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 47.13505, 15.33541
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: natural gas, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes[4][5] | 70[2][3] | combined cycle[3] | yes[5] | 2004[6] |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Announced[7] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes[7] | 70[8] | – | yes[5] | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG [100%][9] | Sappi Ltd |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG [100%][9] | Sappi Ltd |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
1: Announced conversion from fossil gas to bioenergy in .
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): both[10]
- Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[10]
- Non-industry use: heat[10]
Ownership Tree
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Background
This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Sappi's paper mill in Gratkorn, Austria. It also uses excess steam to contribute to the district heating network.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124190512/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/919012850. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Combined cycle plant in an industrial firm". Home. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175825/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/ge%E2%80%99s-cross-fleet-solutions-help-global-paper-provider-reduce-its-energy-costs. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://cdn-s3.sappi.com/s3fs-public/Sappi%20Gratkorn%20Mill%20factsheet%20EN%20updated%20with%202016%20figures%20FINAL.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172457/https://www.sappi.com/gratkorn-mill. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.convex.at/projekte/papierfabrik-gratkorn-sappi/?lang=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.sappi.com/en-jp/insights/articles/further-modernisation-gratkorn-brings-increased-sustainability-dividends.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241204010953/https://enertec.at/en/references/combined-cylcle-plant.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124185156/https://www.sappi.com/story-33. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125031945/https://www.vgbe.energy/en/?jet_download=26779. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Supplying Graz city with green energy - Gratkorn Mill | Sappi Global
Additional data
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