Moerdijk power station

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Moerdijk power station (Centrale Moerdijk) is an operating power station of at least 418-megawatts (MW) in Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Moerdijk power station Moerdijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 51.68506, 4.58094 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 51.68506, 4.58094

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 mothballed[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 348[4][5] combined cycle[6][3] 1997[6]
Unit 2 operating[2][5] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 418[4][5] combined cycle[6] 2012[4]

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 RWE Generation NL BV [100%] RWE AG
Unit 2 RWE Generation NL BV [100%] RWE AG

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[6]
  • Captive industry: Heat[6]

Background

RWE subsidiary Essent built the two units.[7] Essent is now RWE Generation SE.[8]

According to RWE, Unit 1 of Moerdijk was mothballed in February 2018.[9][10] However, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity Transparency Platform, Moerdijk 1 produced electricity in 2021.[11] As of November, 2022, this is the latest recorded power generation using the unit, and it is presumed mothballed.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://doi.org/10.25832/conventional_power_plants/2018-12-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124182349/https://www.eex-transparency.com/news/market-information/detail?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=47&cHash=d28e0e327ba6781febbf40aeea6b6254. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124174825/https://processengineering.co.uk/article/2009520/rwe-power-plants-nea. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124180827/https://benelux.rwe.com/en/locations-and-projects/moerdijk-power-plant/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183540/https://www.rwe.com/en/products-and-services/project-references/europe-central-asia/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "RWE power plants near startup | Process Engineering". processengineering.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  8. RWE. "Owner's Engineer for CHP plant modernization". www.rwe.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  9. RWE. "Moerdijk cogeneration plant". benelux.rwe.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  10. "RWE: Mothballing of Dutch CHP power station Moerdijk 1 – News - Webseite". www.eex-transparency.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  11. ENTSO-E Transparency Platform, ID 49W000000000013A accessed October 2021

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