Huntorf power station

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Huntorf power station is an operating power station of at least 321-megawatts (MW) in Elsfleth, Niedersachsen, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huntorf power station Elsfleth, Niedersachsen, Germany 53.18969, 8.40869 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 53.18969, 8.40869

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][2] 321[2][4] gas turbine[5] no[4] 1978[4]

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 Uniper Kraftwerke GmbH [100%][5] Uniper SE [100.0%]

Background

Huntorf is a combined compressed-air energy storage (CAES) and gas turbine power plant. It was one of the world's first CAES systems in operation.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/285106502. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002092410/https://energiewinde.orsted.de/trends-technik/druckluftspeicher-huntorf-der-energiewende-exot. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011145/http://www.eon.com/content/eon-com/de/about-us/structure/asset-finder/huntorf-power-station.html. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220920235241/https://www.uniper.energy/news/ewe-and-uniper-plan-to-build-hydrogen-hub-at-huntorf-site. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Kraftwerk Huntorf". Wikipedia. Retrieved November 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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