Lavera power station

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Lavera power station is an operating power station of at least 28-megawatts (MW) in Lavera, Martigues, France.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lavera power station Lavera, Martigues, France 43.39115, 4.99689 (approximate)[1]

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3] 28[4] combined cycle[3] yes[5] 2001[5]

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 COGETHERM; Air Liquide SA[6] Électricité de France (EDF) SA [100.0%]; L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[2]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[2]

Background

This power station provides combined heat-and-power to Ineos' chemical production plant in Lavera, France.[7]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lavera+Raffineries+Sorenza/@43.39115334.9968882119m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x12b61f9732028a99:0x15c83135bbe3af79!2sLav%C3%A9ra+13117+Martigues+France!3b1!8m2!3d43.388073!4d5.030569!3m4!1s0x12b61f13860ff1fd:0xcf65639197e71b8f!8m2!3d43.396796!4d5.0028968. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220622104443/https://www.ineos.com/globalassets/sustainability/sustainability-data/220210-ineos-2021-sustainability-report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://www.francechimie.fr/media/ae8/lavera.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://www.bouches-du-rhone.gouv.fr/content/download/2905/16861/file/Rapport%20de%20synth%C3%A8se%20LAVERA%20ENERGIE%20Martigues.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://viewer.joomag.com/e-showcase-edf-renewable-energy/0666687001421354204?page=15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.lesechos.fr/2000/03/bp-restructure-plus-vite-que-prevu-la-raffinerie-de-lavera-740367. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Ineos 2021 - Sustainability Report" (PDF). Ineos. 2021. Retrieved May 23rd, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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