MiRO power station

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MiRO power station is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
MiRO power station Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 49.0521, 8.3213 (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] fossil gas - unknown, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 45[3] gas turbine[2] 2010[2]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil gas - unknown, fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil[3] 25[3] gas turbine[2] 2015[2]

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
Unit 1 MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH & Co KG [100.0%]
Unit 2 MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH & Co KG [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[4][5][6]
  • Captive industry: Both[4][5][6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?whereami=1&query=49.0521%2C8.3213. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20230306080727/https://www.stadtwerke-karlsruhe.de/de/unternehmen/umwelt-und-klima/prozessabwaerme.php. Archived from the original on 06 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20150308023727/http://www.miro-ka.de:80/de/presse/presse-informationen-2015_160.htm. Archived from the original on 08 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425002516/https://www.stadtwerke-karlsruhe.de/de/presse/meldungen/2021/20211216.php. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20200921063623/https://annex73.iea-ebc.org/Data/Sites/4/media/events/2018-09/presentations-congress/10_rink_nahwarmekompakt.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://annex73.iea-ebc.org/Data/Sites/4/media/events/2018-09/presentations-congress/10_rink_nahwarmekompakt.pdf https://www.stadtwerke-karlsruhe.de/de/presse/meldungen/2021/20211216.php. https://annex73.iea-ebc.org/Data/Sites/4/media/events/2018-09/presentations-congress/10_rink_nahwarmekompakt.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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