Kymijarvi power station
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Kymijarvi power station is an operating power station of at least 171-megawatts (MW) in Kymijarvi, Päijät-Häme, Finland with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kymijarvi power station | Kymijarvi, Päijät-Häme, Finland | 60.9932, 25.7193 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit GT1: 60.9932, 25.7193
- Unit 2, Unit 3: 60.9919, 25.7207
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous, fossil liquids - diesel, bioenergy - refuse (syngas), fossil gas - natural gas | 138 | subcritical | – | 1982 | 2019 |
| Unit 1 | retired | fossil liquids - diesel, coal - bituminous, bioenergy - refuse (syngas), fossil gas - natural gas | 138 | subcritical | – | 1982 | 2019 |
| Unit 2 | operating[2] | bioenergy - refuse (syngas)[2] | 50[2] | – | – | 2012[2] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[3][4] | bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[5] | 45[3][4] | – | – | 2020[6] | – |
| Unit GT1 | operating[7] | bioenergy - unknown, fossil gas - natural gas[8][7] | 76[7] | gas turbine[7] | – | 2012[9] | – |
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 | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Lahti Energia Oy [100.0%] | – | – |
| Unit 1 | – | – | – |
| Unit 2 | Lahti Energia[9] | – | Lahti Energia[2] |
| Unit 3 | Lahti Energia[5] | – | Lahti Energia[5] |
| Unit GT1 | Lahti Energia Oy [100%] | Lahti Energia Oy | – |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 1: Unknown or atypical conversion status
Background
The 138 MW conventional block was commissioned on fuel oil in 1975 and converted to coal in 1982. There was a 49.5 MW topping gas turbine installation in 1986. In 1998, syngas was introduced into the fuel mix. In May 2012, a 50 MW syngas block went into operation. The plant runs on bituminous coal, refuse and biomass syngas, natural gas, and diesel oil.[10]
In February 2016 owner Lahti Energia said it planned to mothball its Kymijarvi coal and gas power plant in June 2019.[11] The 138-MW coal unit was retired in 2019.[12]
Finland's national registry of power plants notes that the power station is still generating electricity in 2022.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240124191223/https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/759364018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220922180449/https://makron.com/en/references/lahti-energia-s-unique-gasification-plant/. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://energiavirasto.fi/documents/11120570/12722768/Energiaviraston+voimalaitosrekisteri/467811b9-c41a-5118-15bc-d4a93713474e?t=1679048220089.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://heatmasters.net/news/heat-treatment-works-at-the-kymijarvi-iii-bio-heating-plant-located-in-the-european-green-capital-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0wkQmN_lcH6innmqMIGv38OX982KPg2XevW2m3YKMKOgrEHyQQhj8kzAM.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220628104443/https://bioenergyinternational.com/lahti-energias-kymijarvi-iii-supplies-first-heat-to-district-heat-network/. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221002003540/https://www.raumaster.fi/success-stories/lahti-energia-kymijarvi-iii-power-plant-project. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 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/20240125035627/https://www.lahtienergia.fi/lahti-energia/energiantuotanto/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124184509/https://archive.nordregio.se/en/Publications/Publications-2016/GREEN-GROWTH-IN-NORDIC-REGIONS-50-ways-to-make-/Clean-tech-and-renewable-energy--/Kymij/index.html. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Coal-Fired Plants in Finland," Industcards, accessed April 2016
- ↑ "Finland to provide $88 million investment aid to renewables projects," Reuters, Feb 25, 2016
- ↑ "Data," Beyond Coal Europe, June 20, 2019
- ↑ "Toimitusvarmuus". Energiavirasto (in suomi). Retrieved 2022-06-03.
Additional data
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