Lausward power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Lausward power station is an operating power station of at least 827-megawatts (MW) in Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf-Hafen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Dusseldorf-Lausward.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lausward power station Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf-Hafen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51.220831, 6.731547 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase D, Phase E: 51.220831, 6.731547
  • Phase C: 51.221389, 6.731111
  • Unit Block A, Unit EGT1, Unit EGT2, Unit F: 51.2214, 6.7313

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Phase C cancelled coal - bituminous 400 unknown 2010
Phase D retired coal - bituminous 150.4 subcritical 1967 2013
Phase E retired coal - bituminous 300 subcritical 1976 2013
Unit Block A operating[1] gas[2] 100[2] combined cycle[1] yes[2] 2000[2]
Unit EGT1 operating[1] gas[2] 67[2] gas turbine[1] no[2] 1974[2]
Unit EGT2 operating[1] gas[2] 65[2] gas turbine[1] no[2] 1975[2]
Unit F operating[1] gas[3] 595[3] combined cycle[1][4] yes[5] 2016[3]

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
Phase C Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG [100.0%]
Phase D Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG [100.0%]
Phase E Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG [100.0%]
Unit Block A Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG[2] EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%]
Unit EGT1 Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG[2] EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%]
Unit EGT2 Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG[2] EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%]
Unit F Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG[5] EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG [100.0%]

Background

Lausward power station originally consisted of five blocks, blocks A-E, commissioned from 1957 to 1977. In 1998, the first three blocks A-C were shut down and replaced by two gas turbines. The remaining two blocks are coal-fired; Unit D is 150 MW and Unit E 300 MW. The plant is owned by Stadtwerke Düsseldorf AG of EnBW AG.[6]

The coal-fired power station was demolished in 2013 to make way for construction of the gas plant. The 595 MW Lausward gas-fired power plant, named Block Fortuna, replaced the old coal-fired plant and is a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT). It entered service in 2016.[7]


A 400 MW coal plant was proposed at the power station. Power in Europe newsletter reported in 2008 that Stadtwerke Dusseldorf was considering a 400 megawatt unit with a notional commissioning date of 2012. The newsletter describes the status of the project as "pre-proposal". It reports that SWB planned to make a final decision on the project in "late 07/early 08" and that it would "reduce emissions by 27% compared with old coal units at the site." [8]

As of July 2009, the city utility had put off plans for the new coal-fired unit, citing environmental concerns and local opposition to coal pollution. It was reported in October 2012 that the plant would be designed as a single-shaft plant with natural gas powered turbine.[9]

In 2016, the latest unit (Block F) was completed, supplying combined heat-and-power of 595 MW through a gas-fired combined cycle turbine.[10] The plant uses an SGT5-8000H turbine, which is also capable of using up to 30% hydrogen in its mix of fuels.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219043348/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/kraftwerksliste-node.html. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125003840/https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Sachgebiete/ElektrizitaetundGas/Unternehmen_Institutionen/Versorgungssicherheit/Erzeugungskapazitaeten/Kraftwerksliste/start.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221002132240/https://www.swd-ag.de/ueber-uns/erzeugung-standorte/heizkraftwerke/gaskraftwerk-lausward/. Archived from the original on 02 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129073716/https://meconstructionnews.com/8616/site-visit-siemens-gas-power-plant-germany. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202175826/https://mv.hs-duesseldorf.de/20221114. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Coal-Fired Plants in Nordrhein-Westfalen," Industcards, accessed April 2016
  7. "Site visit: Siemens gas power plant, Germany," ME Construction News, 25 Jul 2015
  8. "PiE’s new power plant project tracker – April 2008", Power in Europe, Issue 523, April 7, 2008, page 22.
  9. "Siemens to build 595 MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Germany" Siemens, July 2, 2012.
  10. "Lausward Power Plant / kadawittfeldarchitektur". ArchDaily. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  11. "SGT5-8000H | H-class Gas Turbine | Gas Turbines | Manufacturer | Siemens Energy Global". siemens-energy.com Global Website. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

Additional data

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