Nueva Aldea power station

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Nueva Aldea power station (Central de biomasa Nueva Aldea) is an operating power station of at least 166-megawatts (MW) in Ránquil, Provincia de Itata, Ñuble Region, Chile.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nueva Aldea power station Ránquil, Provincia de Itata, Ñuble Region, Chile -36.6604, -72.4702 (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 3: -36.6604, -72.4702

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[2][3] 30[2] 2005[4]
Unit 3 operating[5] bioenergy - paper mill wastes[6] 136[2][7][5][8] 2008[4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit 1 Arauco Bioenergía[2] Arauco Bioenergía[2]
Unit 3 Arauco Bioenergía[9][4][2] Arauco Bioenergía[9][4][2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/JeBnGnYyy6ydoQgS9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 (PDF) https://www.arauco.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/REPORTE_2021.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.coordinador.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DE01345-21-Carta-Aceptaci%C3%B3n-Informes-MT-Unidades-Autoproductoras-de-Arauco-Bioenerg%C3%ADas.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://repositorio.usm.cl/bitstream/handle/11673/23675/3560900258331UTFSM.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://energia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/compendio_cartografico_diciembre_2020.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://offset.climateneutralnow.org/nueva-aldea-biomass-power-plant-phase-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://issuu.com/electricidad/docs/elec163/61. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://www.arauco.cl/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2017/07/Reporte-de-Sustentabilidad-2014.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://www.arauco.cl/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Reporte-de-Sustentabilidad-2014.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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