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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.

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]

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

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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] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 70[4][2] combined cycle[2] yes[3] 2017[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
1 Sappi Austria Produktions GmbH & Co KG [100%][5] Sappi Ltd

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[6]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[6]
  • Non-industry use: heat[6]


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.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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)
  4. "Combined cycle plant in an industrial firm". Home. Archived from the original on 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  5. 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)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 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)
  7. Supplying Graz city with green energy - Gratkorn Mill | Sappi Global

Additional data

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