Herrenhausen power station

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Herrenhausen power station (Kraftwerk Herrenhausen) is a retired power station in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is also known as KWH.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Herrenhausen power station Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany 52.398805, 9.680929 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit B: 52.398805, 9.680929

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit B retired[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 102[3] unknown 1975[4] 2021[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 B enercity AG [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/106276008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220723082605/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Sachgebiete/Energie/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/KWSL/KWSL_2021_06.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128095705/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/start.html. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.haz.de/lokales/hannover/kraftwerk-herrenhausen-geht-vom-netz-FLQJ6FT7RU5VKU7ZDTUXGD2QIM.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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