Kotkan Hovinsaari power station

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Kotkan Hovinsaari power station is an operating power station of at least 46-megawatts (MW) in Hovinsaari, Southern Finland, Finland.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kotkan Hovinsaari power station Hovinsaari, Southern Finland, Finland 60.4716, 26.93587 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 60.4716, 26.93587

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] bioenergy - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas[2] 46[2] gas turbine[4] 2009[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 Kotkan Energia Oy [100%] Kotkan Kaupanki

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191218/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/183214783. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125035427/https://www.kotkanenergia.fi/avainsana/hovinsaaren-voimalaitos/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182910/https://www.valmet.com/media/news/press-releases/2018/valmet-to-supply-a-flue-gas-cleaning-and-heat-recovery-plant-to-kotkan-energias-waste-to-energy-plant-in-korkeakoski-finland/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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