Kirkniemi Mill power station
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Kirkniemi Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 128-megawatts (MW) in Kirkniemi, Uusimaa, Finland.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkniemi Mill power station | Kirkniemi, Uusimaa, Finland | 60.19092, 23.94365 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 60.19092, 23.94365
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[2] | bioenergy - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas[3] | 128[2][4] | combined cycle[2] | – | 1997[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 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Sappi Finland Oy [100%] | Sappi Ltd |
Project-level captive use details
Background
This power station provides combined heat and power to Sappi's paper mill in Kirkniemi, Finland. In 2021, Sappi announced that they were investing more than 10m Euros toward switching the fuel from natural gas to biomass.[6] However, Finland's power plant register still lists natural gas as their primary fuel.[7]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191206/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/919933263. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174416/https://energiavirasto.fi/toimitusvarmuus. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173509/https://www.pulpapernews.com/20240107/13065/sappi-invests-more-eu10-million-kirkniemi-mill-decarbonisation-journey. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180316/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/featureframe-6fa-cogeneration-commissioned-at-kirkniemi/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035411/https://www.kkv.fi/paatokset/kilpailuasiat/yrityskauppavalvonta/745-14-00-10-2012/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Matthis, Simon. "Sappi invests more than €10 million in Kirkniemi Mill on decarbonisation journey". Pulpapernews. Retrieved Nov 23rd, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Finnish Energy Agency power plant register Tila - Energiavirasto
Additional data
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