Krefeld-Uerdingen power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Krefeld-Uerdingen power station is an operating power station of at least 198-megawatts (MW) in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as CHEMPARK Krefeld-Uerdingen power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Krefeld-Uerdingen power station Krefeld-Uerdingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany 51.377382, 6.65873 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • CC, NST3, NST4, Unit 1: 51.377382, 6.65873
  • Unit 2: 51.387959, 6.6571999

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Emergency/Backup
CC Shelved - inferred 2 y[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 1200[3][2] combined cycle[2] yes[2] – no
NST3 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 33[4] steam turbine[4] yes[4] 1971[4] no
NST4 Operating[4] fossil gas: natural gas[4] 45[4] combined cycle[4] yes[4] 1967[4] no
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown[5] 120 subcritical – 1971 no
Unit 2 Cancelled coal: bituminous[5] 810 unknown – 2011 no

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
CC Trianel GmbH [100%][6] small shareholder(s) [39.0%]; Energieversorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH Aachen [14.2%]; Energie- und Wasserversorgung Mittleres Ruhrgebiet GmbH [13.2%]; Gelsenwasser AG [7.5%]; RhönEnergie Fulda GmbH [7.4%]; Stadtwerke Herne AG [6.9%]; Stadtwerke Bonn GmbH [5.8%]; Stadtwerke Lübeck Holding GmbH [5.1%]; Stadtwerke Bochum Holding GmbH [0.7%]; Holding für Versorgung und Verkehr Bochum GmbH [0.1%]
NST3 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%][4] Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH [50.0%]; Currenta Group Holdings SARL [50.0%]
NST4 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%][6] Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH [50.0%]; Currenta Group Holdings SARL [50.0%]
Unit 1 Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG [100%] Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH [50.0%]; Currenta Group Holdings SARL [50.0%]
Unit 2 Trianel Kohlekraftwerk Lünen GmbH & Co KG [100%] small shareholder(s) [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Chemicals


Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic/imported

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."[7]

The Royal Bank of Scotland has been appointed as financial advisor for the project.[8] The coal power will be used by chemical producers including include Bayer, Lanxess and Tronox.[9]

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.[10]

The CCGT project was planned for commissioning in 2020.[11] Discussions with project partners were ongoing in 2019.[12] 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.[13] It was reportedly cancelled in 2021.[14]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/946568794. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211127171658/https://www.newsy-today.com/trianel-buries-800-million-project-in-krefeld-uerdingen/. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200813101358/https://www.reuters.com/article/germany-energy-table/german-utilities-plans-for-new-capacity-idUSL8N21J2NZ. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 "Bundesnetzagentur - Kraftwerksliste". www.bundesnetzagentur.de. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211019092039/https://www.trianel.com/docs/unternehmen/zahlen_und_fakten/TrGB19_Geschaefts-_und_Nachhaltigkeitsbericht.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "PiE’s new power plant project tracker – April 2008", Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008, page 22.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Big coal power unit planned for Germany’s Krefeld chempark" ICIS.com, June 26, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Projects of coal-fired power plants in Germany since 2007," Deutsche Umwelthilfe, November 2012
  11. ↑ Krefeld-Uerdingen Gas Fired Power Plant, Reconnecting Asia, accessed November 2019.
  12. ↑ Geschäfts- und Nachhaltigkeitsbericht 2019, Trianel, 2019
  13. ↑ "Veröffentlichung Zu- und Rückbau". Bundesnetzagentur. January 19, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ Today, Newsy (2021-03-18). "Trianel buries 800 million project in Krefeld-Uerdingen". Newsy Today. Retrieved 2021-11-03.

Additional data

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