Leipzig Süd power station

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Leipzig Süd power station (Heizkraftwerk Leipzig Süd) is an operating power station of at least 124-megawatts (MW) in Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany. It is also known as Lippendorf power plant, Böhlen-Lippendorf power plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Leipzig Süd power station Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany 51.29746, 12.38424 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.29746, 12.38424

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 62[4] gas turbine[4] yes[4] 2023[2][5]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] gas[4] 62[4] gas turbine[4] yes[4] 2023[2][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 Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH[4] Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (LVV) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH[4] Leipziger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (LVV) [100.0%]

Background

In November 2020 Stadtwerke Leipzig ordered two dual-fuel turbines from Siemens that run on both natural gas and hydrogen.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/837789259. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220924234001/https://zukunft-fernwaerme.de/der-bau-des-neuen-heizkraftwerks-leipzig-sued/. Archived from the original on 24 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220808131318/https://www.blick.de/sachsen/bundesweites-modellprojekt-neues-heizkraftwerk-leipzig-sued-erzeugt-ab-2022-effizient-energie-artikel11592964. Archived from the original on 08 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205044117/https://zukunft-fernwaerme.de/heizkraftwerk-leipzig-sued/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221224064127/https://www.lvz.de/lokales/leipzig/tests-abgeschlossen-neues-leipziger-heizkraftwerk-startet-dauerbetrieb-P5GANA2UEHOGHQHCQ4S6TK6N5Y.html. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Gas turbines from Siemens Energy are providing Leipzig with a climate neutral power supply, Siemens Energy, Nov 19, 2020

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