Krefeld-Uerdingen power station
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Krefeld-Uerdingen Power Station is a 116-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Location
The undated satellite below shows the plant in Krefeld.
Background
The 116 MW subcritical coal plant powers the Krefeld-Uerdingen chemical plant, owned by Bayer and LANXESS.
Proposed 1,200 MW CCGT
An expansion was proposed by Trianel to have an installed capacity of 750 megawatts with a notional commissioning date of 2012. The April 2008 edition of Power in Europe reported that in March 2007 the Krefeld council steering committee advised "against a coal plant, urging a switch to CCGT". However, it reported that the proposal had "strong backing from 27 municipals who are participating" and that "NRW economy ministry backs coal project too."[1]
The Royal Bank of Scotland has been appointed as financial advisor for the project.[2] The coal power will be used by chemical producers including include Bayer, Lanxess and Tronox.[3]
According to Deutsche Umwelthilfe, the project was abandoned in July 2011 due to local resistance and economic problems. Instead, a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) was planned.[4]
The CCGT project was planned for commissioning in 2020.[5] Discussions with project partners were ongoing in 2019.[6] However as of 2021 construction has not begun. It is not listed on the Bundesnetzagentur power plant list for the expected expansion and dismantling from 2021 to 2023.[7] It was reportedly cancelled in 2021.[8]
Project Details
- Sponsor (Coal Plant): Currenta GmbH & Co OHG
- Parent company (Coal Plant): Bayer and LANXESS
- Developer:
- Location: Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Coordinates: 51.377382, 6.65873 (exact)
- Gross generating capacity (operating): 116 MW
- Unit 1: Coal-fired subcritical, 116 MW (start-up in 1971)
- Gross generating capacity (cancelled): 1,200 MW
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ "PiE’s new power plant project tracker – April 2008", Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008, page 22.
- ↑ "The Royal Bank of Scotland Mandated by Trianel as Financial Advisor for two Separate 800 Mw Coal Fired Power Plants in Germany", Media Release, December 14, 2006.
- ↑ "Big coal power unit planned for Germany’s Krefeld chempark" ICIS.com, June 26, 2009.
- ↑ "Projects of coal-fired power plants in Germany since 2007," Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Krefeld-Uerdingen Gas Fired Power Plant, Reconnecting Asia, accessed November 2019.
- ↑ Geschäfts- und Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2019, Trianel, 2019
- ↑ "Veröffentlichung Zu- und Rückbau". Bundesnetzagentur. January 19, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Today, Newsy (2021-03-18). "Trianel buries 800 million project in Krefeld-Uerdingen". Newsy Today. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ↑ German utilities' plans for new capacity, Reuters, April 1, 2019.