Mellach power station
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Mellach power station (Gas- und Dampfkraftwerk Mellach) is an operating power station of at least 1168-megawatts (MW) in Neudorf ob Wildon, Steiermark, Austria with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Mellach power station | Neudorf ob Wildon, Steiermark, Austria | 46.90819, 15.49231 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 20, Unit 3, Unit 3: 46.90819, 15.49231
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 | 246 | subcritical | – | 1986 | 2020 |
| Unit 10 | operating[2][3] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 421[2] | combined cycle[2] | – | 2012[4][1] | – |
| Unit 20 | operating[2] | fossil gas - natural gas[2] | 417[2] | combined cycle[2][3] | – | 2012[4][1] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[5] | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[5] | 165[2][5] | gas turbine[6] | – | 2020[5] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[5] | coal - bituminous, fossil gas - natural gas[5] | 165[2][5] | gas turbine[6] | – | 2020[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 | Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 10 | Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG [100%] | Verbund AG |
| Unit 20 | Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG [100%] | Verbund AG |
| Unit 3 | Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 3 | Verbund Thermal Power GmbH & Co KG [100%] | Verbund AG |
Background
The 246 MW subcritical coal plant was put into operation in 1986. The addition of two 425-MW CCGT blocks at Mellach was approved in May 2008.[7]
The 246 MW coal unit is planned for retirement in 2020.[8] It was retired in April 2020.[9]
In 2019 Verbund launched the "Hotflex" pilot plant at this site in cooperation with Graz University of Technology and Sunfire to research hydrogen power.[10]
In the summer of 2022, the Austrian government voted on whether to temporality bring the coal-fired plant back online due to energy security concerns in light of the war in Ukraine. The country is one of the most vulnerable European nations to restrict Russian gas imports. In August, Parliament failed to obtain the two-thirds majority needed to reverse the coal phase-out. The Energy Minister called the decision "completely irresponsible". Until a negotiation occurs, the country must rely on limited gas supplies and hydroelectric generation that is also limited by ongoing drought.[11]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173814/https://zenodo.org/records/3349843. 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 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172603/https://transparency.entsoe.eu/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125154243/https://oesterreichsenergie.at/kraftwerkskarte. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.verbund.com/en-at/about-verbune/power-plants/our-power-plants/mellach-combined-cycle.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125031916/https://www.verbund.com/de-at/ueber-verbund/kraftwerke/unsere-kraftwerke/mellach-fernheizkraftwerk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125032035/https://orf.at/stories/3271992/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, ID 14W-WGM1-M1----5 accessed November 2019
- ↑ "Austria to close coal plants by 2025, worth up to 1.5m tCO2e," ICIS, 23 November 2015
- ↑ "Nicht mehr für die Kohleerzeugung: GLOBAL 2000 ist ein historischer Tag für den Klimaschutz in Österreich," Global 2000, April 17, 2020
- ↑ Green Hydrogen for Gas Turbines in Mellach, FuelCellsWorks, 29 Mar 2019
- ↑ Austrian opposition keeps coal plants shut, for now, Euractiv, 24 Aug 2022
Additional data
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