Grenzach-Wyhlen power station

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Grenzach-Wyhlen power station is an operating power station of at least 39-megawatts (MW) in Grenzach-Wyhlen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is also known as Grenzach Roche power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Grenzach-Wyhlen power station Grenzach-Wyhlen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 47.53971, 7.70692 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 47.53971, 7.70692

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[2] 39[2][3] combined cycle[2][3] yes[1] 2017[1]

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 KGW - Kraftwerk Grenzach-Wyhlen GmbH[4] E.ON SE [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[3]
  • Captive industry: Nutrition[3]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172731/https://github.com/PyPSA/powerplantmatching. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202192338/https://www.eon.com/en/about-us/media/press-release/2017/sustainable-energy-solution-from-eon-for-dsm-nutritional-products.html. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108115238/https://search.gleif.org/. Archived from the original on 08 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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