Novel power station

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Novel power station is an operating power station of at least 100-megawatts (MW) in Novara, Italy.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Novel power station Novara, Novara, Italy 45.457, 8.6496 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 45.457, 8.6496

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] gas[3][4] 100[4] combined cycle[3] yes[4] 2004[3]

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 Alpiq Energia Italia SpA[4] EOS Holdings SA [33.3%]; Schweizer Kraftwerksbeteiligungs-AG [33.3%]; Genossenschaft Elektra Birseck [19.9%]; Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland [6.4%]; other [7.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
  • Captive industry: Chemicals[4]

Background

Novel is a cogeneration plant that provides electricity and steam to Radici Chimica’s chemical site. Excess electricity is sold to the grid.[5][6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240124172731/https://github.com/PyPSA/powerplantmatching. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 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 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211210103132/https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/best-practice-italy-ges-total-gas-plant-services-solutions-increase-novel-spas. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220928122214/https://www.alpiq.com/power-generation/thermal-power-plants/gas-fired-combined-cycle/novel. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Best Practice in Italy: GE's Total Gas Plant Services Solutions to Increase Novel S.p.A.'s Competitiveness in the Italian "Electricity Market", GE, Feb 20, 2019
  6. "Novel". www.alpiq.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.

Additional data

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