Hermann Wenzel power station

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Hermann Wenzel power station is an operating power station of at least 342-megawatts (MW) in Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hermann Wenzel power station Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 51.45972, 6.73055 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 51.45972, 6.73055

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - unknown, industrial by-product - blast furnace gas[2] 64[3] steam turbine[2] 1955[3]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - unknown, industrial by-product - blast furnace gas[2] 101[3] steam turbine[2] 1963[3]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - unknown, industrial by-product - blast furnace gas[2] 177[3] steam turbine[2] 1969[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
Unit 2 thyssenkrupp AG [100.0%]
Unit 3 thyssenkrupp AG [100.0%]
Unit 4 thyssenkrupp AG [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330035101/https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftwerk_Hermann_Wenzel. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221013054323/http://bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/sachgebiete/Elektrizitaetundgas/Unternehmen_institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://www.ummet-eck.de/regionen/102013-Gaskraftwerk-Hermann-Wenzel/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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