Mainova West power station
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Mainova West power station is an operating power station of at least 293-megawatts (MW) in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Frankfurt Heizkraftwerk West power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mainova West power station | Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany | 50.098779, 8.655656 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Block 2, Block 3, Block 4, Block M5, Unit 2, Unit 3: 50.098779, 8.655656
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year | Equipment | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block 2, timepoint 1 | Construction[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 62[5][6] | combined cycle[4] | yes[7][4] | 2026 (planned)[4] | – | Siemens Energy: SGT-800[5][8] | no |
| Block 3, timepoint 1 | Construction[2][3][4] | fossil gas: natural gas[4] | 62[7][6] | combined cycle[4] | yes[4] | 2026 (planned)[4] | – | Siemens Energy: SGT-800[8] | no |
| Block 4 | Operating[9] | fossil gas: natural gas[9] | 110.8[9] | steam turbine[9] | yes[10] | 1994[11] | – | – | no |
| Block M5 | Operating[9] | fossil gas: natural gas, fossil gas: unknown[9] | 38.7[9] | steam turbine[9] | yes[10] | 2018[11] | – | – | no |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous[12] | 72 | subcritical | yes | 1989 | 2026 (planned)[13] | – | no |
| Unit 3 | Operating | coal: bituminous[12] | 72 | subcritical | yes | 1989 | 2026 (planned)[13] | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Block 2, timepoint 1 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
| Block 3, timepoint 1 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
| Block 4 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
| Block M5 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Mainova AG [100%][8] | Mainova AG [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Ownership Tree
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Background
Since 1989, two 72 MW coal-fired units have been operating at this power station.[14] Mainova announced in 2020 that it would phase out coal by 2026, by which point the Mainova West power station would burn natural gas rather than coal.
Mainova sees natural gas as an intermediate step from coal to hydrogen. According to a member of the Maiova board, the plant is to be made "hydrogen-ready". Klimattac Frankfurt and Extinction Rebellion Frankfurt criticized this announcement as incompatible with Germany's climate goals.[15]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Way: Heizkraftwerk West (27803434)". OpenStreetMap. 2024-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.energate-messenger.com/news/232621/mainova-fuelswitch-of-hkw-west-takes-shape.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mainova (2025-05-01). "Lifting the fireplaces for the model power plant". mainova.de. Archived from the original on 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120155251/https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-kraftwerk-verbrennt-2026-keine-kohle-mehr-90036600.html. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/kohleausstieg-im-heizkraftwerk-west-in-frankfurt-steht-bevor-92266634.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221123084541/http://www.mainova.de/resource/blob/70934/3c44bdf33271124bbc94def6c64fa587/nachhaltigkeitsbericht-2020-data.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-23.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gasturbinen: Zwei neue Gasturbinen für die Versorgung Frankfurts". www.energie-und-management.de. Archived from the original on 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "https://www.bayern-innovativ.de/en/page/siemens-energy-helps-mainova-ag-with-coal-phase-out". bayern-innovativ.de. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "Bundesnetzagentur - Kraftwerksliste". www.bundesnetzagentur.de. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407000207/https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-kritik-an-umstieg-von-kohle-auf-erdgas-90037425.html. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220820000534/https://www.skylineatlas.com/who-powers-frankfurt-a-look-at-mainova/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Iqony supports decarbonization at Mainova – Press release". www.iqony.energy. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
{{cite web}}: Text "Iqony" ignored (help) - ↑ "Who Powers Frankfurt? A look at Mainova". Skyline Atlas. Dec 13th, 2019. Retrieved May 2nd, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Leclerc, Von Florian (2020). "Kritik an Umstieg von Kohle auf Erdgas". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
Additional data
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